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Messelornithidae is an
extinct clade of
gruiform birds,
closely related to
modern rails. The
fossil record are from the
Paleocene to the
early Oligocene...
- ****igned to the Gruiformes, e.g., Ergilornithidae, Phorusrhacidae,
Messelornithidae, Eogruidae, Idiornithidae, Bathornithidae, to name just a few (see...
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Itardiornis is an
extinct genus of the
family Messelornithidae from late
Eocene and
early Oligocene. Only one
species is described,
Itardiornis hessae...
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relative of rails.
Dinosaur coloration Mourer-Chaviré C. (1995) The
Messelornithidae (Aves: Gruiformes) from the
Paleogene of France. - Cour. Forsch.-Inst...
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Messel rail from the
Early Eocene Fur
Formation of
Denmark (Aves,
Messelornithidae).
Journal of
Systematic Palaeontology 9(4):551-562. Musser, G. et al...
- †Bumbaniralla †Gnotornis? †Loncornis? †Ludiortyx †Megagallinula? †Orthocnemus †
Messelornithidae?
Itardiornis Messelornis Pellornis Walbeckornis †Songziidae Songzia...
- †Bumbaniralla †Gnotornis? †Loncornis? †Ludiortyx †Megagallinula? †Orthocnemus †
Messelornithidae?
Itardiornis Messelornis Pellornis Walbeckornis †Songziidae Songzia...
- †Bumbaniralla †Gnotornis? †Loncornis? †Ludiortyx †Megagallinula? †Orthocnemus †
Messelornithidae?
Itardiornis Messelornis Pellornis Walbeckornis †Songziidae Songzia...
- †Bumbaniralla †Gnotornis? †Loncornis? †Ludiortyx †Megagallinula? †Orthocnemus †
Messelornithidae?
Itardiornis Messelornis Pellornis Walbeckornis †Songziidae Songzia...
- has been
questioned by some authors, but
accepted by others.
Fossil Messelornithidae once
included in
Eurypygiformes are now
considered the
oldest known...
