Masillaraptor

Masillaraptor is an extinct genus of masillaraptorid, a group of primitive falconiforms, from the Middle Eocene Messel Pit, Germany. It is a long-legged relative of the living falcons.

Masillaraptor
Temporal range:
Life restoration based on modern falconiformes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Masillaraptoridae
Genus: Masillaraptor
Mayr, 2006
Species:
M. parvunguis
Binomial name
Masillaraptor parvunguis
Mayr, 2006
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