Messelornis
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Messelornis Temporal range: Paleocene - Eocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Messelornithidae |
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Messelornis Hesse, 1988 |
| Type species | |
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Messelornis cristata Hesse, 1988 |
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| Species | |
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M. cristata Hesse, 1988 |
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M. cristata Hesse, 1988
M. nearctica Hesse, 1992
M. russelli Mourer-Chaviré, 1995
Messelornis is an extinct relative of the sunbittern.
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