Itardiornis
| Itardiornis Temporal range: late Eocene - early Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Messelornithidae |
| Genus: | Itardiornis Mourer-Chauviré, 1995 |
| Species: | I. hessae |
| Binomial name | |
| Itardiornis hessae Mourer-Chauviré, 1995 | |
Itardiornis is an extinct genus of the family Messelornithidae from late Eocene and early Oligocene. Only one species is descript, Itardiornis hessae, from Quercy fissure fillings.
References
- Mayr, G. Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer, 2009. p. 93.
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