†Eofringillirostrum parvulum Ksepka et al. 2019 (bird)
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Full reference: D. T. Ksepka, L. Grande, and G. Mayr. 2019. Oldest Finch-Beaked Birds Reveal Parallel Ecological Radiations in the Earliest Evolution of Passerines. Current Biology 29:657-663
Belongs to Eofringillirostrum according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2019
Sister taxon: Eofringillirostrum boudreauxi
Type specimen: IRSNB Av 128a+b, a skeleton. Its type locality is Messel, which is in a MP 11 lacustrine shale in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Messel
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