†Perplexicervix microcephalon Mayr 2010 (bird)
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Full reference: G. Mayr. 2010. A new avian species with tubercle-bearing cervical vertebrae from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany). Records of the Australian Museum 62:21-28
Belongs to Perplexicervix according to G. Mayr 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMF-ME 11211a+b, a skeleton (partially dissociated skeleton lacking the left leg). Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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