Masillastega
| Masillastega Temporal range: Eocene | |
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| Skull of Masillastega rectirostris. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Sulidae |
| Genus: | †Masillastega Gerard Mayr, 2002 |
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†Masillastega rectirostris (type) | |
Masillastega ("Messel roof") is an extinct aquatic bird from the Eocene of Germany. It is an ancestor to modern gannets and boobies, but unlike these birds it occurred in freshwater environments. It was found in the lake that would become the Messel Pit.
Sources
- G. Mayr. 2002. A skull of a new pelecaniform bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(3):507-512
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