Pellornis
| Pellornis Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | †Messelornithidae |
| Genus: | † Bertelli et al., 2011 |
| Type species | |
| †Pellornis mikkelseni (Bertelli et al. 2011) | |
Pellornis is an extinct genus of gruiform bird from the Early Eocene of Denmark.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "†Pellornis Bertelli et al. 2011 (bird)". Fossilworks.
- ^ Bertelli, S. Chiappe, L.M. & Mayr, G. (2011) A new Messel rail from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark (Aves, Messelornithidae). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(4):551-562.
- ^ Musser, G. et al. (2019) New Material of Paleocene-Eocene Pellornis (Aves: Gruiformes) Clarifies the Pattern and Timing of the Extant Gruiform Radiation. Diversity, 11(7), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11070102