New or previously unrecorded avian taxa from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Hessen, Germany)

Three new or from this site previously unrecorded birds are described from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Hessen, Germany). <i>Serudaptus pohli</i> n. gen. n. sp. is a new taxon of the Pseudasturidae and is distinguished from the other species of this family by its short and stout tarsomet...

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Main Author: G. Mayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2000-01-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/3/207/2000/fr-3-207-2000.pdf