The Enigmatic Snipe Capella sp. (Aves: Scolopacidae) in the Fossil Record of Cuba
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—The enigmatic fossil snipe Capella sp., previously known in the Greater Antilles by specimens recovered from the Bahamas and Cayman Islands, is recorded from three Quaternary cave deposits in western and central Cuba. This new material provides information about the paleoecology and ancient distribution of this taxon in the West
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تاریخ انتشار 2004