†Messelirrisor grandis Mayr 2000 (bird)
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Aves - Upupiformes - Messelirrisoridae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2000. Tiny hoopoe-like birds from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany). The Auk 117(4):964-970
Belongs to Messelirrisor according to G. Mayr 2000
See also Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Messelirrisor halcyrostris, Messelirrisor parvus
Type specimen: SMNH PAL 3803, a partial skeleton (sternum, pectoral girdle, and both wings). Its type locality is Grube Messel pit (Karlsruhe collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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