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Messelasturidae is an
extinct family of
birds known from the
Eocene of
North America and Europe.
Their morphology is a
mosaic that in some
aspects are...
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modern birds of prey,
including mousebird relatives (Sandcoleidae),
Messelasturidae and some Enantiornithes,
indicating possible convergent evolution in...
- Bird taxa of the
Eocene include carnivorous psittaciforms, such as
Messelasturidae, Halcyornithidae,
large flightless forms such as
Gastornis and Eleutherornis...
- †Halcyornithidae?
Cyrilavis Halcyornis Pseudasturides Pulchrapollia Serudaptus †
Messelasturidae?
Messelastur Tynskya †Quercypsittidae Palaeopsittacus? Quercypsitta...
- †Halcyornithidae?
Cyrilavis Halcyornis Pseudasturides Pulchrapollia Serudaptus †
Messelasturidae?
Messelastur Tynskya †Quercypsittidae Palaeopsittacus? Quercypsitta...
- †Halcyornithidae?
Cyrilavis Halcyornis Pseudasturides Pulchrapollia Serudaptus †
Messelasturidae?
Messelastur Tynskya †Quercypsittidae Palaeopsittacus? Quercypsitta...
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France described as "Ardea"
aureliensis should also be restudied. The
Messelasturidae, some of
which were
initially believed to be
basal Strigiformes, are...
- et al., 2011
Subtaxa †Vastanavidae
Psittacimorphae Huxley, 1867 ?†
Messelasturidae ?†Halcyornithidae †Quercypsittidae
Psittaciformes P****erimorphae Sibley...
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Psittaciformes (parrots), P****eriformes (songbirds), and to the
extinct Messelasturidae.
Halcyornithids have been
found in
various Eocene formations in Europe...
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Pseudasturides Vastanavidae Vastanavis Quercypsittidae Quercypsitta Messelasturidae Messelastur Tynskya The
earliest records of
modern parrots date to...
