Itaboravis

Itaboravis is an extinct genus of land birds uncovered from the Early Eocene Itaboraí Formation of São José do Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.[1][2]

Itaboravis
Temporal range: Early Eocene (Itaboraian)
~53–50 Ma
↓
Coracoid and humerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamae
Genus: †Itaboravis
Mayr et al. 2011
Type species
†Itaboravis elaphrocnemoides
Mayr et al. 2011

References
  1. Itaboravis at Fossilworks.org
  2. Gerald Mayr; H. Alvarenga & J. Clarke (2011). "An Elaphrocnemus−like landbird and other avian remains from the late Paleocene of Brazil". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (4): 679–684.


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