Itaboravis

Itaboravis is an extinct genus of land birds uncovered from the Early Eocene Itaboraí Formation of São José do Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.[1][2] Based on analysis of a coracoid and two humeri it was tentatively assigned to Cariamae (=Cariamiformes), due to similarities with Elaphrocnemus, but some morphological similarities of the humerus to the palaeognathous family Tinamidae were also noted.[2]

Itaboravis
Temporal range: Early Eocene (Itaboraian)
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Coracoid and humerus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamae
Genus: Itaboravis
Mayr et al. 2011
Type species
Itaboravis elaphrocnemoides
Mayr et al. 2011

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