Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Sulidae | Phylum Chordata Order Suliformes | |
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Genus †Masillastega
Gerard Mayr, 2002 Similar Paraprefica, Masillaraptor, Messelornis, Messelobunodon, Lesmesodon | ||
Masillastega ("Messel roof") is an extinct aquatic bird from the Eocene of Germany. It is an ancestor to modern gannets and boobies, but unlike these birds it occurred in freshwater environments. It was found in the lake that would become the Messel Pit.
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Masillastega Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA