Protocypselomorphus

Protocypselomorphus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Genus: †
Mayr, 2005
Species:
†P. manfredkelleri
Binomial name
†Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri
Mayr, 2005

Protocypselomorphus is an extinct genus of cypselomorph bird that lived during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri fossils are known from the Messel Formation of Germany.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mayr, Gerald (1 May 2005). "A New Cypselomorph Bird from the Middle Eocene of Germany and the Early Diversification of Avian Aerial Insectivores". The Condor. 107 (2): 342–352. doi:10.1093/condor/107.2.342. ISSN 0010-5422. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via Oxford Academic.


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