Project Gutenberg 2022-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 155 Olson, Storrs L. 1944 2021 Parris, David C. 86029837 The cretaceous birds of New Jersey $aUnited States :$bSmithsonian Institution Press,$c1987. Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology; no. 63 Tom Cosmas compiled from materials made available at The Internet Archive and placed in the Public Domain. "The Cretaceous Birds of New Jersey" by Storrs L. Olson and David C. Parris is a scientific publication written in the late 20th century. The book focuses on the fossil bird species found in Late Cretaceous deposits from New Jersey, specifically examining the diversity and morphological characteristics of these ancient avifaunas. These birds represent an important aspect of both avian evolution and the geological history of the region. The book provides a comprehensive revision of previously named taxa, adding newly collected specimens from the Inversand Company marl pits. It details around 8 genera and 9 species of Cretaceous birds, mostly primitive Charadriiformes, and introduces "Anatalavis rex", a new genus, alongside a proposal for a new family, genus, and species (Tytthostonychidae, "Tytthostonyx glauconiticus"). The authors compare the fossilized remains with modern birds, discussing their evolutionary significance, including bodies similar to the modern Burhinidae and connections to more archaic lineages. By analyzing the fossilized avifauna, the book enhances our understanding of the adaptive radiation of birds during the late Mesozoic era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/cretaceousbirds63olso 20220918152829olson 1987 US Reading ease score: 47.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Birds, Fossil Paleontology -- Cretaceous Paleontology -- New Jersey QE Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 130164 2025-09-27T09:53:29.674677 text/html 105692 2024-10-19T01:19:26 text/html 1706745 2025-09-27T09:53:41.688592 application/epub+zip 1705082 2025-09-27T09:53:34.494640 application/epub+zip 139096 2025-09-27T09:53:30.166664 application/epub+zip 1042070 2025-09-27T09:53:44.213548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1014760 2025-09-27T09:53:37.354627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102873 2025-09-27T09:53:29.285671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82906 2024-10-19T01:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16423 2025-09-27T09:53:44.357557 application/rdf+xml 17711 2025-09-27T09:53:30.324646 image/jpeg 3012 2025-09-27T09:53:30.244639 image/jpeg 2032014 2025-09-27T09:53:29.731633 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia