Remiornis
Extinct genus of birds
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Remiornis heberti is an extinct species of paleognath bird from the Paleocene of France.[1][2] It is a species comparable in size to modern rheas, and possibly related to another European Paleogene ratite, Palaeotis.[3] In spite of being one of the oldest ratites in the world, it is often ignored for Gondwana vicariance narratives.[4]
| Remiornis Temporal range: Paleocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Family: | †Remiornithidae Martin, 1992 |
| Genus: | †Remiornis Lemoine, 1881 |
| Species: | †R. heberti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Remiornis heberti Lemoine, 1881 | |
