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Messelornis
Taxonomy
Messelornis was named by Hesse (1988). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Messelornithidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Bertelli et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Messelornithidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Bertelli et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Messelornis Hesse |
| 2002 | Messelornis Mlikovsky p. 87 |
| 2011 | Messelornis Bertelli et al. p. 553 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Messelornis Hesse 1988
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†Messelornis cristata Hesse 1988
†Messelornis nearctica Hesse 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | M. sp. (15595) |