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Pellornis

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Pellornis
Temporal range: 55.8–48.6 Ma[1] Early Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Messelornithidae
Genus: Pellornis
Bertelli et al., 2011
Type species
Pellornis mikkelseni
(Bertelli et al. 2011)

Pellornis is an extinct genus of gruiform bird from the Early Eocene of Denmark.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "†Pellornis Bertelli et al. 2011 (bird)". Fossilworks.
  2. ^ Bertelli, S. Chiappe, L.M. & Mayr, G. (2011) A new Messel rail from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark (Aves, Messelornithidae). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(4):551-562.
  3. ^ Musser, G. et al. (2019) New Material of Paleocene-Eocene Pellornis (Aves: Gruiformes) Clarifies the Pattern and Timing of the Extant Gruiform Radiation. Diversity, 11(7), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11070102