Messelasturidae is an extinct family of birds known from the Eocene of North America and Europe. Their morphology is a mosaic that in some aspects are...
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modern birds of prey, including mousebird relatives (Sandcoleidae), and Messelasturidae indicating possible common descent. Some Enantiornithes also had such...
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Eocene Messelastur substantiates sister group relationship between Messelasturidae and Halcyornithidae (Aves, ?Pan-Psittaciformes). Journal of Systematic...
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Bird taxa of the Eocene include carnivorous psittaciforms, such as Messelasturidae, Halcyornithidae, large flightless forms such as Gastornis and Eleutherornis...
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Psittaciformes (parrots), Passeriformes (songbirds), and to the extinct Messelasturidae. Halcyornithids have been found in various Eocene formations in Europe...
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France described as "Ardea" aureliensis should also be restudied. The Messelasturidae, some of which were initially believed to be basal Strigiformes, are...
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†Halcyornithidae? Cyrilavis Halcyornis Pseudasturides Pulchrapollia Serudaptus †Messelasturidae? Messelastur Tynskya †Quercypsittidae Palaeopsittacus? Quercypsitta...
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†Halcyornithidae? Cyrilavis Halcyornis Pseudasturides Pulchrapollia Serudaptus †Messelasturidae? Messelastur Tynskya †Quercypsittidae Palaeopsittacus? Quercypsitta...
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†Halcyornithidae? Cyrilavis Halcyornis Pseudasturides Pulchrapollia Serudaptus †Messelasturidae? Messelastur Tynskya †Quercypsittidae Palaeopsittacus? Quercypsitta...
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†Halcyornithidae? Cyrilavis Halcyornis Pseudasturides Pulchrapollia Serudaptus †Messelasturidae? Messelastur Tynskya †Quercypsittidae Palaeopsittacus? Quercypsitta...
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