Bucorvus brailloni explained

Bucorvus brailloni is an extinct ground hornbill. The only known fossil is of a femur dated to the Middle Miocene. It was found in Morocco, well north of the range of extant ground hornbill species.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Feduccia, Alan . The Origin and Evolution of Birds . 1999. Yale University Press . 0300078617 . 329 .
  2. Book: Kinnaird, Margaret F . O'brein, Timothy G . The Ecology and Conservation of Asian Hornbills: Farmers of the Forest . 2008 . University of Chicago Press . 978-0226437125 . 19 .

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