Murgonornis

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Murgonornis
Temporal range: Ypresian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Family: Presbyornithidae
Genus: Murgonornis
Species:
M. archeri
Binomial name
Murgonornis archeri
Worthy et. al., 2023

Murgonornis is an extinct genus of presbyornithid that lived during the Eocene.

Distribution

Murgonornis archeri is known from the Murgon fossil site in Queensland, Australia. [1]

References

  1. Worthy, Trevor H.; De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Scofield, R. Paul; Hand, Suzanne J. (2 October 2023). "A new Eocene species of presbyornithid (Aves, Anseriformes) from Murgon, Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology . 47 (4): 416–430. doi:10.1080/03115518.2023.2184491. ISSN   0311-5518 . Retrieved 16 February 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.