Itardiornis
Itardiornis is an extinct genus of the family Messelornithidae from late Eocene and early Oligocene. Only one species is described, Itardiornis hessae, from Quercy fissure fillings.
Itardiornis Temporal range: late Eocene - early Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Eurypygiformes |
Family: | †Messelornithidae |
Genus: | †Itardiornis Mourer-Chauviré, 1995 |
Species: | †I. hessae |
Binomial name | |
†Itardiornis hessae Mourer-Chauviré, 1995 | |
References
- Mayr, G. Paleogene Fossil Birds. Springer, 2009. p. 93.
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