Gracilitarsus mirabilis Mayr 1998 (bird)

Aves - Neornithes - Gracilitarsidae

Belongs to Gracilitarsus according to G. Mayr 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMNK-Me 1085, a skeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel pit (Karlsruhe 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 (Karlsruhe collection)

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