Aves - Psittaciformes - Messelasturidae

Full reference: D. S. Peters. 1994. Messelastur gratulator n. gen. n. spec., ein Greifvogel as der Grube Messel (Aves: Accipitridae). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 170:3-9

Parent taxon: Messelasturidae according to G. Mayr 2011

See also Mayr 2005, Mlikovsky 2002 and Peters 1994

Sister taxon: Tynskya

Subtaxa: Messelastur gratulator

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Messel (Eocene of Germany)

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