Itaboravis

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Itaboravis
Temporal range: Early Eocene (Itaboraian)
~53–50 Ma
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Coracoid and humerus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamae
Genus: Itaboravis
Mayr et al. 2011
Type species
Itaboravis elaphrocnemoides
Mayr et al. 2011

Itaboravis is an extinct genus of land birds uncovered from the Early Eocene Itaboraí Formation of São José do Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Itaboravis at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Gerald Mayr; H. Alvarenga & (2011). "An Elaphrocnemus−like landbird and other avian remains from the late Paleocene of Brazil". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (4): 679–684.


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