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Messelirrisor non det.
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Taxonomy
Hoopoe
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Messelirrisoridae
Genus: Messelirrisor
Species: Messelirrisor sp.
Author Citation Mayr, 1998
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Eocene
International Age: Lutetian
Stratigraphy
Messel Formation
Provenance
Collector: T. Bastelberger
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 9 cm
Location
Messel Pit
Messel near Darmstadt
Hessia
Germany
Comments
Prepped by transfer method.
Mr. G. Mayr from Senckenberg Institute was so kind to determine the family: It's a Messelirrisor sp., a relative of the Hoopoe. with preserved plumage (can be best seen with backlight)
Picture taken by Dûrzan cîrano, distributed by Wikimedia under GNU Free Documentation License
Lit.:
Mayr, G. (2000): Tiny hoopoe-like birds from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany). The Auk 117(4):964-970
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