Masillatrogon is an extinct genus of trogon. Its remains were found in the Messel Pit of Germany.[1]
Masillatrogon | |
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Fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Trogoniformes |
Family: | Trogonidae |
Genus: | †Masillatrogon Mayr, 2009 |
References
edit- ^ Mayr, G. (2009). "A well-preserved second trogon skeleton (Aves, Trogonidae) from the middle Eocene of Messel, Germany". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 89 (1–2): 1–6. doi:10.1007/s12549-009-0001-9. S2CID 73722121.