Mesembriornis Moreno 1889 (bird)

Aves - Gruiformes - Hermosiornithidae

Synonyms: Hermosiornis Rovereto 1914, Palaeociconia Moreno 1889, Prociconia Ameghino 1889, Prophororhacos

Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1889. Breve reseña de los progresos del Museo de la Plata, durante el segundo semestre de 1888. Boletin del Museo de La Plata 2:1-44

Parent taxon: Hermosiornithidae according to A. Wetmore 1960

See also Alvarenga and Holfing 2003, Ameghino 1894, Bertelli et al. 2007, Gould and Quitmyer 2005, Lambrecht 1933, Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Mourer-Chauviré 1981, Rovereto 1914, Tambussi et al. 2023 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Mesembriornis milneedwardsi Mesembriornis quatrefagesi Palaeociconia australis Prophororhacos incertus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (5 collections)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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