著者

DAVIS P. G.

出版者

国立科学博物館

雑誌

Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series C, Geology & paleontology (ISSN:0385244X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.22, no.3, pp.91-106, 1996-12

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Archaeopteryx is the oldest known undisputed bird. It is also the most famous and well studied fossil bird taxa. Although the taxonomy of the two known species of Archaeopteryx has been discussed, little information on the taphonomy of the skeletal specimens has been included in these papers. The aim of this paper is to review the mainly anecdotal information published upon the taphonomy of Archaeopteryx and in the light of new techniques in avian taphonomy, reassess and produce a taphonomic history for the specimens.