Nyctisoma

Nyctisoma; Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Genus:	† Nyctisoma
Species:	†N. robusta
Binomial name
	†Nyctisoma robusta; Elżanowski & Zelenkov, 2015

Last updated March 01, 2025

Nyctisoma is an extinct genus of ardeid that lived during the Middle Miocene.

Distribution

Nyctisoma robusta fossils are known from the Öoshin Formation of Mongolia.^[1]

References

↑ Elżanowski, Andrzej; Zelenkov, Nikita V. (11 February 2015). "A primitive heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Miocene of Central Asia". Journal of Ornithology . 156 (3): 837–846. doi:10.1007/s10336-015-1164-y. ISSN 2193-7192 . Retrieved 24 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Elżanowski, Andrzej; Zelenkov, Nikita V. (11 February 2015). "A primitive heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Miocene of Central Asia". Journal of Ornithology . 156 (3): 837–846. doi:10.1007/s10336-015-1164-y. ISSN 2193-7192 . Retrieved 24 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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