Remiornithidae

<i>Remiornis</i>

Remiornis

Extinct genus of birds

Remiornis heberti is an extinct species of paleognath bird from the Paleocene of France.[1][2] It is a species comparable in size to modern rheas, and possibly related to another European Paleogene ratite, Palaeotis.[3] In spite of being one of the oldest ratites in the world, it is often ignored for Gondwana vicariance narratives.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Martin, L.D. (1992) The status of the Late Paleocene birds Gastornis and Remiornis. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Sciences series), 36:97-108.
  2. [2]
    Lemoine, V. (1881) Recherches sur les oiseaux fossiles des terrains tertiaires inférieurs des environs de Reims, deuxième partie . Matot-Braine , Reims , pp 75 – 170
  3. [3]
    Gerald Mayr (2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds
  4. [4]
    Buffetaut, E.; Angst, D. (November 2014). "Stratigraphic distribution of large flightless birds in the Palaeogene of Europe and its palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications". Earth-Science Reviews. 138: 394–408. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.07.001.


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