Abstract
Bones of a tiny cassowary from late Pleistocene bog deposits in the Southern Highlands of New Guinea are indistinguishable from bones of Casuarius lydekkeri of unknown provenance. The relationship of these fossils to another small fossil cassowary from Pliocene sediments in the Bulolo area of New Guinea is unknown. All the fossil cassowary material is distinct from corresponding bones of extant cassowaries. Until more material is found it will be impossible to determine the relationship between the extinct and extant forms. -Authors
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 377-389 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | AGSO Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 |
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A pygmy cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) from late Pleistocene bog deposits at Pureni, Papua New Guinea. / Rich, P. V.; Plane, Michael; Schroeder, N.
In: AGSO Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, p. 377-389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
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T1 - A pygmy cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) from late Pleistocene bog deposits at Pureni, Papua New Guinea
AU - Rich, P. V.
AU - Plane, Michael
AU - Schroeder, N.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Bones of a tiny cassowary from late Pleistocene bog deposits in the Southern Highlands of New Guinea are indistinguishable from bones of Casuarius lydekkeri of unknown provenance. The relationship of these fossils to another small fossil cassowary from Pliocene sediments in the Bulolo area of New Guinea is unknown. All the fossil cassowary material is distinct from corresponding bones of extant cassowaries. Until more material is found it will be impossible to determine the relationship between the extinct and extant forms. -Authors
AB - Bones of a tiny cassowary from late Pleistocene bog deposits in the Southern Highlands of New Guinea are indistinguishable from bones of Casuarius lydekkeri of unknown provenance. The relationship of these fossils to another small fossil cassowary from Pliocene sediments in the Bulolo area of New Guinea is unknown. All the fossil cassowary material is distinct from corresponding bones of extant cassowaries. Until more material is found it will be impossible to determine the relationship between the extinct and extant forms. -Authors
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VL - 10
SP - 377
EP - 389
JO - AGSO Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics
JF - AGSO Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics
SN - 1320-1271
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