Nahmavis Temporal range: Early Eocene
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Fossil of Nahmavis grandei | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Neoaves |
Order: | Charadriiformes (?) |
Genus: | †Nahmavis Musser & Clarke, 2020 |
Type species | |
†Nahmavis grandei (Musser & Clarke, 2020)
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Nahmavis is genus of prehistoric birds that could be related to Gruiformes and Charadriiformes. It is known from the Early Eocene Green River Formation (Fossil Butte Member) of Wyoming.[1]
References
- ^ Musser, G. & Clarke, J.A. (2020). "An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.559929.