Nahmavis

Extinct genus of birds

Nahmavis
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Fossil of Nahmavis grandei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Neoaves
Order: Charadriiformes (?)
Genus: Nahmavis
Musser & Clarke, 2020
Type species
Nahmavis grandei
(Musser & Clarke, 2020)

Nahmavis is genus of prehistoric birds that could be related to Gruiformes and Charadriiformes. It is known from the Green River Formation (Early Eocene) of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.[1]

References

  1. ^ Musser, G. & Clarke, J.A. (2020). "An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.559929.
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