Pellornis

Pellornis; Temporal range: 55.8–48.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	† Messelornithidae
Genus:	† Pellornis ; Bertelli et al., 2011
Type species
	†Pellornis mikkelseni; (Bertelli et al. 2011)

Last updated November 17, 2025

Pellornis is an extinct genus of gruiform bird from the Early Eocene of Denmark.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "†Pellornis Bertelli et al. 2011 (bird)". Fossilworks.
↑ Bertelli, S. Chiappe, L.M. & Mayr, G. (2011) A new Messel rail from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark (Aves, Messelornithidae). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(4):551-562.
↑ Musser, G. et al. (2019) New Material of Paleocene-Eocene Pellornis (Aves: Gruiformes) Clarifies the Pattern and Timing of the Extant Gruiform Radiation. Diversity, 11(7), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11070102

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[1] "†Pellornis Bertelli et al. 2011 (bird)". Fossilworks.

[2] Bertelli, S. Chiappe, L.M. & Mayr, G. (2011) A new Messel rail from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark (Aves, Messelornithidae). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(4):551-562.

[3] Musser, G. et al. (2019) New Material of Paleocene-Eocene Pellornis (Aves: Gruiformes) Clarifies the Pattern and Timing of the Extant Gruiform Radiation. Diversity, 11(7), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11070102

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Pellornis

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