†Masillastega rectirostris Mayr 2002 (booby)
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Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Alternative combination: Eostega rectirostris
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2002. A skull of a new pelecaniform bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(3):507-512
Belongs to Masillastega according to G. Mayr 2009
See also Mayr 2002 and Mlikovsky 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IPB 140a+b, a skull (isolated skull on two slabs). 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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