An archaic bird (Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous of Provence (southern France)

Authors
Buffetaut, E Mechin, P Mechin-Salessy, A
Citation
E. Buffetaut et al., An archaic bird (Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous of Provence (southern France), CR AC S IIA, 331(8), 2000, pp. 557-561
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II FASCICULE A-SCIENCES DELA TERRE ET DES PLANETES
ISSN journal
12518050 → ACNP
Volume
331
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
557 - 561
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(20001030)331:8<557:AAB(FT>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A tibiotarsus of an archaic bird from the Upper Cretaceous of Fox-Amphoux ( Var, southern France) is described and referred to the Enantiornithes. Take n together with other recent discoveries of Late Cretaceous birds from Fran ce, this find suggests that at the end of the Cretaceous, the European avif auna was dominated by archaic forms. (C) 2000 Academie des sciences / Editi ons scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.