- Messelornis
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Messelornis
Temporal range: Paleocene - EoceneFossil Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Messelornithidae Genus: Messelornis
Hesse, 1988Type species Messelornis cristata
Hesse, 1988Species M. cristata Hesse, 1988
M. nearctica Hesse, 1992
M. russelli Mourer-Chaviré, 1995Messelornis is an extinct relative of the sunbittern.
References
- Mayr, G. Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer, 2009. p. 93.
External links
Categories:- Prehistoric bird stubs
- Messelornithidae
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