†Plesiocathartes kelleri Mayr 2002 (bird)
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Full reference: G. Mayr. 2002. A new species of Plesiocathartes (Aves: ?Leptosomidae) from the middle Eocene of Messel, Germany . PaleoBios 22(1):10-20
Belongs to Plesiocathartes according to G. Mayr 2002
Sister taxa: Plesiocathartes europaeus, Plesiocathartes gaillardi, Plesiocathartes insolitipes
Type specimen: SMF-MF. 3639, a skeleton (skeleton lacking 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: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)
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