Itardiornis

Itardiornis is an extinct genus of the family Messelornithidae from late Eocene and early Oligocene. Only one species is described, Itardiornis hessae, from Quercy fissure fillings.[1]

Itardiornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Messelornithidae
Genus: Itardiornis
Mourer-Chauviré, 1995
Species:
I. hessae
Binomial name
Itardiornis hessae
Mourer-Chauviré, 1995

References

  1. Mourer-Chaviré C. (1995) The Messelornithidae (Aves: Gruiformes) from the Paleogene of France. - Cour. Forsch.-Inst. Senckenberg, 181: 95-105

Further reading

  • Mayr, G. Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer, 2009. p. 93


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.