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Messelornithidae
Taxonomy
Messelornithidae is a family.
It was assigned to Gruiformes by Mayr (2005); to Charadriiformes by Mayr (2007); to Gruiformes by Bertelli et al. (2011); and to Neognathae by Musser et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Gruiformes by Mayr (2005); to Charadriiformes by Mayr (2007); to Gruiformes by Bertelli et al. (2011); and to Neognathae by Musser et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2005 | Messelornithidae Mayr p. 318 |
2007 | Messelornithidae Mayr p. 395 |
2011 | Messelornithidae Bertelli et al. p. 560 |
2019 | Messelornithidae Musser et al. p. 5 |
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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.
Fm. †Messelornithidae
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Wasatchian or 61.60000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Selandian | Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) | Walbeckornis sp. A, Walbeckornis sp. B, Walbeckornis creber (74643) | |
Ypresian | Belgium (West Flanders) | Messelornithidae indet. (68430) | |
Ypresian | Denmark | Pellornis mikkelseni (130483) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Messelornis sp. (15595) |