Bucorvus brailloni
Bucorvus brailloni is an extinct ground hornbill. The only known fossil is of a femur dated to the Middle Miocene. It was found in Morocco, well north of the range of extant ground hornbill species.[1][2]
| Bucorvus brailloni Temporal range: Middle Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucorvidae |
| Genus: | Bucorvus |
| Species: | B. brailloni |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucorvus brailloni (Brunet, 1971) | |
References
- Feduccia, Alan (1999). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 329. ISBN 0300078617.
- Kinnaird, Margaret F; O'brein, Timothy G (2008). The Ecology and Conservation of Asian Hornbills: Farmers of the Forest. University of Chicago Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0226437125.
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