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

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fisher/Sullivan Site (Eocene of Virginia)

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