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The fossil megapodes (Aves: Megapodiidae) of Fiji with descriptions of a new genus and two new species by T. H. Worthy is a Earth and Planetary Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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The late Pleistocene-Holocene fossil record of megapodes (Aves: Megapodiidae) in the Fiji Islands is examined. Three new taxa are recorded from the group: a new genus and species are erected for a flightless form from Viti Levu that rivals in size the extinct Svlviornis of New Caledonia; a large, flightless species of Megapodius is described from Viti Levu; and Megapodius alimentum Steadman is recorded from Lakeba and Mago islands in the Lau Group. The tarsometatarsus of M. alimentum is redescribed.
Who reads The fossil megapodes (Aves: Megapodiidae) of Fiji with descriptions of a new genus and two new species?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
- Author
- T. H. Worthy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)