Biology:Remiornis
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
| Remiornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Family: | †Remiornithidae Martin, 1992 |
| Genus: | †Remiornis Lemoine, 1881 |
| Species: | †R. heberti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Remiornis heberti Lemoine, 1881
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Remiornis heberti is an extinct species of paleognath bird from the Paleocene of France .[1][2] It is a species comparable in size to modern rheas, and possibly related to another European Paleogene ratite, Palaeotis.[3] In spite of being one of the oldest ratites in the world, it is often ignored for Gondwana vicariance narratives.[4]
References
- ↑ Martin, L.D. (1992) The status of the Late Paleocene birds Gastornis and Remiornis. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Sciences series), 36:97-108.
- ↑ Lemoine, V. (1881) Recherches sur les oiseaux fossiles des terrains tertiaires inférieurs des environs de Reims, deuxième partie . Matot-Braine , Reims , pp 75 – 170
- ↑ Gerald Mayr (2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds
- ↑ Buffetaut, E.; Angst, D. (November 2014). "Stratigraphic distribution of large flightless birds in the Palaeogene of Europe and its palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications". Earth-Science Reviews. 138: 394–408. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.07.001.
Wikidata ☰ Q15991420 entry
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