†Pumiliornis Mayr 1999 (bird)
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Full reference: G. Mayr. 1999. Pumiliornis tessellatus n. gen. n. sp., a new enigmatic bird from the Middle Eocene of Grube Messel (Hessen, Germany). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 216:75-83
Parent taxon: Psittacopedidae according to G. Mayr 2022
See also Mayr 1999 and Mayr 2005
Sister taxa: Eofringillirostrum, Parapsittacopes, Psittacomimus, Psittacopes
Subtaxa: Pumiliornis tessellatus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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