| Vadaravis Temporal range: Eocene, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Genus: | † Vadaravis Smith et al., 2013 |
| Species: | †V. brownae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Vadaravis brownae Smith et al., 2013 | |
Vadaravis is an extinct genus of waterbird from the early Eocene period in North America. It contains a single species, Vadaravis brownae, named after American biologist Barbara Elaine Russell Brown. [1] An almost complete skeleton of the bird, lacking the skull, was found in the sediments of the Green River Formation in Wyoming, United States. It was suggested to have possibly been a close relative of the Threskiornithidae family, which includes ibises and spoonbills. [2]
