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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 . + Family Bathornithidae . Fossil only ; lower Oligocene to lower Miocene ; North America ; 8 species known . + Family Eogruidae . Fossil only ; upper Eocene to upper Miocene ; eastern Asia ; 2 species known . Family Gruidae ...
... known . + Family Bathornithidae . Fossil only ; lower Oligocene to lower Miocene ; North America ; 8 species known . + Family Eogruidae . Fossil only ; upper Eocene to upper Miocene ; eastern Asia ; 2 species known . Family Gruidae ...
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... known for all of these elements . The dioxides are all isostructural , as are the tetrafluorides . Most of these actinide compounds can be prepared in a dry state by igniting the metal itself , or one of its other compounds , in an ...
... known for all of these elements . The dioxides are all isostructural , as are the tetrafluorides . Most of these actinide compounds can be prepared in a dry state by igniting the metal itself , or one of its other compounds , in an ...
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