Itaboravis
Extinct genus of birds
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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] Based on analysis of a coracoid and two humeri it was tentatively assigned to Cariamae (=Cariamiformes), due to similarities with Elaphrocnemus, but some morphological similarities of the humerus to the palaeognathous family Tinamidae were also noted.[2]
| Itaboravis | |
|---|---|
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| Coracoid and humerus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Genus: | †Itaboravis Mayr et al. 2011 |
| Type species | |
| †Itaboravis elaphrocnemoides Mayr et al. 2011 | |
