Coua primaeva Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1895

Ancient coua

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: subfossil

Distribution

Madagascar

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Milne-Edwards, A. and Grandidier, A. (1895). Sur des ossements d’oiseaux provenant des terrains récents de Madagascar. [i]Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris[/i] [b]1[/b]: 9-11.

Other references:

Brodkorb, Pierce. (1971). Catalogue of fossil birds. Part 4 (Columbiformes through Piciformes). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 15: 163-266.

Lambrecht, Kàlmàn. (1933). Handbuch der Palaeornithologie. Gebrüder Borntraeger, Berlin. 1024 pp.

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