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Bucerotidae from the early Miocene of Napak, Uganda (East Africa): the earliest hornbill with a modern-type beak

Ségolène Riamon, Auteur ; Martin Pickford, Auteur ; Brigitte Senut, Auteur ; Antoine Louchart, Auteur

Dans Ibis (163(2) 2021)

Hornbills (Bucorvidae and Bucerotidae) are among the most recognizable groups of birds. Their large, curved beak topped by a casque is their most obvious feature. Here, we describe the earliest fossil of a hornbill, and more precisely a Buceroti[...]

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