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First report on quill pits in early penguins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Piotr Jadwiszczak*
Affiliation:
Institute of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1J, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
Thomas Mörs
Affiliation:
Department of Paleobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

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Type
Earth Sciences - Short Note
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 2016 

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