Itardiornis
| Itardiornis Temporal range: Late Eocene-Early Oligocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | †Messelornithidae |
| Genus: | †Itardiornis Mourer-Chauviré, 1995 |
| Species: | †I. hessae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Itardiornis hessae Mourer-Chauviré, 1995
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Itardiornis is an extinct genus of the family Messelornithidae from late Eocene and early Oligocene. Only one species is described, Itardiornis hessae, from Quercy fissure fillings.[1]
References[]
- ^ Mourer-Chaviré C. (1995) The Messelornithidae (Aves: Gruiformes) from the Paleogene of France. - Cour. Forsch.-Inst. Senckenberg, 181: 95-105
Further reading[]
- Mayr, G. Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer, 2009. p. 93
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Categories:
- Messelornithidae
- Eocene birds
- Paleogene birds of Europe
- Paleogene France
- Fossils of France
- Quercy Phosphorites Formation
- Prehistoric bird stubs