A new Messel rail from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark (Aves, Messelornithidae)

S. Bertelli, L. M. Chiappe, and G. Mayr

2011

Article

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(4):551-562

Find it at:

http://dx.doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2010

Taxa discussed in this work:

• Itardiornis
• Itardiornis hessae
• Messelornis
• Messelornis cristata
• Messelornis nearctica
• Pellornis
• Pellornis mikkelseni

Taxonomy:

• Pellornis belongs to Messelornithidae - Bertelli et al. (2011)
• Pellornis mikkelseni belongs to Pellornis - Bertelli et al. (2011)
• Messelornis belongs to Messelornithidae - Bertelli et al. (2011)
• Messelornis cristata belongs to Messelornis - Bertelli et al. (2011)
• Messelornis nearctica belongs to Messelornis - Bertelli et al. (2011)
• Itardiornis belongs to Messelornithidae - Bertelli et al. (2011)
• Itardiornis hessae belongs to Itardiornis - Bertelli et al. (2011)
• Messelornithidae belongs to Gruiformes - Bertelli et al. (2011)