Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1-4 June 2000
Contributors: Zhonghe Zhou (Editor); Fucheng Zhang (Editor)
Format: Hardcover
Notes: 1. Forword

2. Preface

3. Pleistocene Birds 
(1) A New Teratorn (Aves: Teratornithidae) from the Upper Pleistocene of Oregon, USA
(2) An Overview of the Genus Athene in the Pleistocene of the Mediterrancean Islands, with the Description of Athene trinacriae n.sp. (Aves: Strigidae)

4. Neogene Birds 
(1) Neogene Avifauna of Bulgaria
(2) Phylogeny of Tertiary Giant Anhingas (Pelecaniformes: Anhingidae) from South Amrica
(3) Additional Material of Macranhiga paranensis (Aves: Pelecaniformes; Anhingidae) from the Upper Miocene Ituzatingo Formation of Entre Rios Province, Argentina

5. Paleogene Birds 
(1) A Preliminary Report on the Diversity and Stratigraphic Distribution of the Plotopteridae (Pelecaniformes) in Paleogene Rocks of Washington State, USA
(2) Avian Remains from the Middle Eocene of the Geiscltal (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany)
(3) Revision of the Cathartidae (Aves: Ciconiiformes) from the Middle Eocene to the Upper Oligocene Phosphorites du Quercy, France

6. Birds Crossing the K-T Boundary 
(1) New Interpretations of the Birds from the Navesink and Hornerstown Formations, New Jersey, USA

7. Mesozoic Birds 
(1) The Morphology and Systematics of Polarornis, a Cretaceous Loon (Aves: Gaviidae) from Antarctica
(2) The Significance of Early Cretaceous Bird Tracks
(3) New Information on the Hesperornithiform Radiation

8. Controversial Birds 
(1) Oviraptorosaurs Compared to Birds

9. Form and Function 
(1) The Evolution of Avian Cranial Kinesis
(2) The Pelvis in Early Birds and Dinosaurs

10. Feather and Flight 
(1) Biology of Basal Birds and the Origin of Avian Flight
(2) The Aerodynamically Streamlined Body Shape of Birds: Implications for the Evolution of Birds, Feathers, and Avian Flight
(3) Wing Loading in Primitive Birds

11. Species and Evolution 
(1) The Evidence for th eTiming of Speciation of Modern Contincental Birds and the Taxonomic Ambiguity of the Quaternary Fossil Record
(2) Avian Species Turnover and Species Longevity in the Pleistocene of the palearctic

12. Paleogeography and Stratigraphy 
(1) Palaeogeographical Implications Concerning Early History of Chosen Groups of Birds
(2) Are Confuciusornis and Archaefructus Jurassic Fossils?
(3) Early Cretaceous Maars, Depositional Environments and Their Relationship to the Fossil Preservation in Sihetun, Liaoning, Northeast China
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