Biology:Nahmavis

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Short description: Extinct genus of birds

Nahmavis
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Fossil bird Field Museum.jpg
Fossil of Nahmavis grandei
Scientific classification e
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Charadriiformes/?
Genus: Nahmavis
Musser & Clarke, 2020
Type species
Nahmavis grandei
(Musser & Clarke, 2020)

Nahmavis is genus of prehistoric birds that could be related to Gruiformes and Charadriiformes. It is known from the Green River Formation (Early Eocene) of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.[1]

References

  1. Musser, G.; Clarke, J.A. (2020), "An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes", Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.559929 

Wikidata ☰ Q107348123 entry