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A night heron (Ciconiiformes, Ardeidae) and a stork (Ciconiidae) from the Pliocene of Myanmar (Burma)

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Stidham, TA, Tsubamoto, T, Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein, N, Thaung-Htike, N, Egi, N, Nishioka, Y, Maung-Maung, N, Takai, M (2016): A night heron (Ciconiiformes, Ardeidae) and a stork (Ciconiidae) from the Pliocene of Myanmar (Burma). Palaeontologia Electronica 4 (8): 1-12, DOI: 10.26879/636, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/636

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