Nyctisoma

Nyctisoma
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: †
Species:
†N. robusta
Binomial name
†Nyctisoma robusta
Elżanowski & Zelenkov, 2015

Nyctisoma is an extinct genus of ardeid that lived during the Middle Miocene.

Distribution

Nyctisoma robusta fossils are known from the Öoshin Formation of Mongolia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Elżanowski, Andrzej; Zelenkov, Nikita V. (11 February 2015). "A primitive heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Miocene of Central Asia". Journal of Ornithology. 156 (3): 837–846. doi:10.1007/s10336-015-1164-y. ISSN 2193-7192. Retrieved 24 February 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.


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