Masillatrogon

Masillatrogon is an extinct genus of trogon. Its remains were found in the Messel Pit of Germany.[1]

Masillatrogon
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Masillatrogon
Mayr, 2009

References

  1. Mayr, G. (2009). "A well-preserved second trogon skeleton (Aves, Trogonidae) from the middle Eocene of Messel, Germany". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 89: 1–6. doi:10.1007/s12549-009-0001-9.
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