Fissuravis Mayr 2007 (bird)

Aves - Neornithes - Lithornithidae

Full reference: G. Mayr. 2007. The birds from the Paleocene fissure filling of Walbeck (Germany). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2):394-408

Parent taxon: Lithornithidae according to G. Mayr 2007

Sister taxa: Calciavis, Lithornis, Paracathartes, Pseudocrypturus

Subtaxa: Fissuravis weigelti

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Type: Fissuravis weigelti

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Walbeck (Weferlingen) (Paleocene of Germany)

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