†Paraprefica kelleri Mayr 1999
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Full reference: G. Mayr. 1999. Caprimulgiform birds from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Hessen, Germany). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):521-532
Belongs to Paraprefica according to G. Mayr 1999
See also Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxon: Paraprefica major
Type specimen: SMF-ME 3376, a partial skeleton (caudal half and left wing of an articulated skeleton). 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.
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)
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