†Pumiliornis tessellatus Mayr 1999 (bird)
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Full reference: G. Mayr. 1999. Pumiliornis tessellatus n. gen. n. sp., a new enigmatic bird from the Middle Eocene of Grube Messel (Hessen, Germany). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 216:75-83
Belongs to Pumiliornis according to G. Mayr 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMF ME 2092A/B, a skeleton (almost complete articulated skeleton). Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection), which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit (Senckenberg SMF collection)
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