†Messelornis Hesse 1988 (bird)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Messelornithidae
Parent taxon: Messelornithidae according to S. Bertelli et al. 2011
See also Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Itardiornis, Pellornis, Walbeckornis
Subtaxa: Messelornis cristata Messelornis nearctica
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fisher/Sullivan Site (Eocene of Virginia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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