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A Heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Early Miocene St Bathans Fauna of Southern New Zealand

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Scofield, R. Paul, Worthy, Trevor H., Tennyson, Alan J. D. (2010): A Heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Early Miocene St Bathans Fauna of Southern New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 62 (1): 89-104, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1542, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1542

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