Pumiliornis
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pumiliornis-263-13435878
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Pumiliornis
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Pumiliornis tessellatus is an ancient bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Hesse, Germany. It is described as a wren-sized anisodactyl bird with a long, slender bill and strong hallux. Its species name tessellatus, meaning "mosaic" in Latin, is a reference to its unusual distribution of characters and uncertain phylogenetic placement. It has some anatomical affinities with Cuculiformes, but similar fossils that might be related to this taxon do not. In 2014, a new specimen of Pumiliornis was d
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Extinct genus of birds
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumiliornis
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2024-01-01T23:24:41Z
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