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... known from Lower Cretaceous deposits of Europe . Upper Cretaceous deposits have yielded , be- sides Hesperornis and Ichthyornis and their relatives , div- ing birds similar to Enaliornis ( Lonchodytes ) , other early flamingo - like ...
... known from Lower Cretaceous deposits of Europe . Upper Cretaceous deposits have yielded , be- sides Hesperornis and Ichthyornis and their relatives , div- ing birds similar to Enaliornis ( Lonchodytes ) , other early flamingo - like ...
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... known species . stilt Himantopus himantopus Eurasian lapwing Vanellus vanellus sandpiper ( knot. beak short ... known . + Family Bathornithidae . Fossil only ; lower Oligocene to lower Miocene ; North America ; 8 species known . + Family ...
... known species . stilt Himantopus himantopus Eurasian lapwing Vanellus vanellus sandpiper ( knot. beak short ... known . + Family Bathornithidae . Fossil only ; lower Oligocene to lower Miocene ; North America ; 8 species known . + Family ...
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... known in antiquity . Malignant tumours have been found in Egyptian and Pre - Columbian mummies , Causes 519 Chemicals Radiation Viruses Oncogenes Genetic factors Trauma and infection The spread of cancer 522 Direct extension Metastasis ...
... known in antiquity . Malignant tumours have been found in Egyptian and Pre - Columbian mummies , Causes 519 Chemicals Radiation Viruses Oncogenes Genetic factors Trauma and infection The spread of cancer 522 Direct extension Metastasis ...
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