Protocypselomorphus
Extinct genus of birds
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Protocypselomorphus is an extinct genus of cypselomorph bird that lived during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch.
| Protocypselomorphus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Genus: | †Protocypselomorphus Mayr, 2005 |
| Species: | †P. manfredkelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri Mayr, 2005 | |
Distribution
Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri fossils are known from the Messel Formation of Germany.[1]
