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: | |
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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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