A heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Early Miocene St Bathans fauna of southern New Zealand.

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dc.contributor.authorScofield, Richard Paulen
dc.contributor.authorWorthy, Trevor Henryen
dc.contributor.authorTennyson, Alan J. D.en
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciencesen
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractWe describe a fossil heron, based on seven fossil bones, from the Early Miocene Bannockburn Formation at Saint Bathans, Central Otago in the south of New Zealand. Based on a phylogenetic analysis of 50 morphological characters, we determine the new heron is a member of Ardeidae but, in an analysis where we retrieve three major lineages in Ardeidae: (1) bitterns, (2) egrets and true herons, and (3) night herons, there is no support for a sister group relationship with any of these clades. We discuss aspects of the higher taxonomy of the herons based on our phylogeny.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityR. Paul Scofield, Trevor H. Worthy and Alan J.D. Tennysonen
dc.identifier.citationRecord of the Australian Museum, 2010; 62(1):89-104en
dc.identifier.doi10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1542en
dc.identifier.issn0067-1975en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/76712
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAustralian Museum Scientific Publicationsen
dc.rights© The Authors, 2010.en
dc.titleA heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Early Miocene St Bathans fauna of southern New Zealand.en
dc.typeJournal articleen

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