Fossil birds of the Kibish Formation Export

@article{citeulike:3048780, abstract = {The Kibish Formation has yielded a small collection of bird fossils, which are identified here as belonging to five species in four different families: Pelecanidae (pelicans), Anhingidae (darters), Ardeidae (herons) and Phasianidae (gamefowl). Two species of pelicans are identified: Pelecanus cf. P. onocrotalus, and P. aff. P. rufescens. The darter is referrable to Anhinga melanogaster. The heron is identifiable as Ardea sp., and the gamefowl as Numidinae indet. (guineafowl). Pelecanus cf. P. onocrotalus is represented by, among other remains, a well-preserved partial skull. Four of the birds are thus referrable to extant taxa that provide some paleoenvironmental clues for Member I of the Kibish Formation. The two species of pelican, the darter, and the heron indicate the presence of local freshwater bodies, a lake or a slow river, supporting resources of fish. The guineafowl is poorly informative ecologically, but probably excludes the notion that the local terrestrial landscape was treeless.}, author = {Louchart, Antoine}, citeulike-article-id = {3048780}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.06.002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WJS-4T2J13R-1/1/0964d44a9485bc60b73bf49988036814}, doi = {10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.06.002}, journal = {Journal of Human Evolution}, keywords = {200807, ethiopie, oiseau, paleontologie-des-vertebres, pleistocene}, posted-at = {2008-07-28 11:05:28}, priority = {2}, title = {Fossil birds of the Kibish Formation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.06.002}, volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3048780 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3048780 N2 - The Kibish Formation has yielded a small collection of bird fossils, which are identified here as belonging to five species in four different families: Pelecanidae (pelicans), Anhingidae (darters), Ardeidae (herons) and Phasianidae (gamefowl). Two species of pelicans are identified: Pelecanus cf. P. onocrotalus, and P. aff. P. rufescens. The darter is referrable to Anhinga melanogaster. The heron is identifiable as Ardea sp., and the gamefowl as Numidinae indet. (guineafowl). Pelecanus cf. P. onocrotalus is represented by, among other remains, a well-preserved partial skull. Four of the birds are thus referrable to extant taxa that provide some paleoenvironmental clues for Member I of the Kibish Formation. The two species of pelican, the darter, and the heron indicate the presence of local freshwater bodies, a lake or a slow river, supporting resources of fish. The guineafowl is poorly informative ecologically, but probably excludes the notion that the local terrestrial landscape was treeless. JF - Journal of Human Evolution TI - Fossil birds of the Kibish Formation VL - In Press, Corrected Proof KW - 200807 KW - ethiopie KW - oiseau KW - paleontologie-des-vertebres KW - pleistocene AU - Louchart, Antoine UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.06.002 ER -