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Tiny hoopoe-like [[bird]]s of the [[extinct]] '''Messelirrisoridae''' family, a |
Tiny hoopoe-like [[bird]]s of the [[extinct]] '''Messelirrisoridae''' family, a family of ancient [[Coraciiformes]] are among the predominant small perching birds of the Middle [[Eocene]] period (ca. 49 million years ago) native to present day [[Hessen]], [[Germany]]). Fossilized remains have been found in [[Messel]],and are the earliest-known representatives of the hoopoe/wood-hoopoe lineage and are sister taxa of recent [[Upupidae]] (hoopoes) and [[Phoeniculidae]] (wood-hoopoes). |
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Tiny hoopoe-like birds of the extinct Messelirrisoridae family, a family of ancient Coraciiformes are among the predominant small perching birds of the Middle Eocene period (ca. 49 million years ago) native to present day Hessen, Germany). Fossilized remains have been found in Messel,and are the earliest-known representatives of the hoopoe/wood-hoopoe lineage and are sister taxa of recent Upupidae (hoopoes) and Phoeniculidae (wood-hoopoes).
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