Biology:Pellornis
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
| Pellornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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)
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Pellornis is an extinct genus of gruiform bird from the Early Eocene of Denmark.[2][3]
See also
- Dinosaur coloration
References
- ↑ "†Pellornis Bertelli et al. 2011 (bird)". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=241462#.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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