Fossil Birds

Trevor H. Worthy

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Fossil Birds

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Fossil birds are extinct avian species for which there is no historical record. Such taxa may be known from archaeological sites, ranging from a few hundreds of years old (e.g., many islands in Oceania) to a few thousands of years old (e.g., sites in the Mediterranean). Most often they derive from fossil deposits accumulated either by predators, or in pitfall traps in caves, or in water-laid deposits such as in lake and fluvial deposits.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Islands
Editors	Rosemary Gillespie, David Clague
Publisher	University of California Press
Pages	318-326
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9780520943728
ISBN (Print)	9780520256491
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520943728-075
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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