Murgonornis

Murgonornis; Temporal range: Ypresian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Family:	† Presbyornithidae
Genus:	† Murgonornis
Species:	†M. archeri
Binomial name
	†Murgonornis archeri; Worthy et. al., 2023

Last updated March 01, 2025

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

↑ 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. hdl: 1959.4/unsworks_83108 . ISSN 0311-5518 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[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. hdl: 1959.4/unsworks_83108 . ISSN 0311-5518 . Retrieved 16 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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