Well-preserved new skeleton of the Middle Eocene Messelastur substantiates sister group relationship between Messelasturidae and Halcyornithidae (Aves, ? Pan-Psittaciformes)

G. Mayr

2011

Article

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(1):159-171

Find it at:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2010.505252

Taxa discussed in this work:

• Messelasturidae
• Tynskya
• Tynskya eocaena

Taxonomy:

• Messelastur belongs to Messelasturidae - Mayr (2011)
• Messelastur gratulator belongs to Messelastur - Mayr (2011)
• Tynskya belongs to Messelasturidae - Mayr (2011)
• Pseudasturidae belongs to Halcyornithidae - Mayr (2011)
• Tynskya eocaena belongs to Tynskya - Mayr (2011)
• Messelasturidae belongs to Psittaciformes - Mayr (2011)
• Halcyornithidae belongs to Psittaciformes - Mayr (2011)