Messelornithidae Explained

Messelornithidae is an extinct clade of gruiform birds, closely related to modern rails.[1] [2] [3] The fossil record are from the Paleocene to the early Oligocene of Europe and North America.

Notes and References

  1. 10.1007/BF03043474. 0037-2110. 84. 1–2. 317–322. Mayr. Gerald. Phylogenetic relationships of the early Tertiary Messel rails (Aves, Messelornithidae). Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 2021-02-19. 2004 . 76649548.
  2. Book: Mayr, Gerald. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 978-3-540-89627-2 . Paleogene Fossil Birds. Berlin, Heidelberg. 2009. 10.1007/978-3-540-89628-9 .
  3. 252. 29–33. Morlo. Michael. Diet of Messelornis (Aves: Gruiformes), an Eocene bird from Germany . Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg . 2004.

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