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Bucorvus brailloni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Bucerotidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Coraciiformes

Subfamily
  
Bucorvinae

Similar
  
Abyssinian ground hornbill, Ground hornbill, Southern ground hornbill, Bucerotiformes

Bucorvus brailloni is an extinct ground hornbill. The only known fossil is of a femur dated to the Middle Miocene. It was found in Morocco, well north of the range of extant ground hornbill species.

References

Bucorvus brailloni Wikipedia


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