Masillatrogon
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Trogonidae
Genus: †Masillatrogon
Species: †M. pumilio
Name
[edit]Masillatrogon Mayr, 2009
Typus: Primotrogon pumilio Mayr, 2005
Etymology: "'masilla', the old Latin name of Messel" [Mayr, 2009: 3]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Mayr, G. 2009. A well-preserved second trogon skeleton (Aves, Trogonidae) from the middle Eocene of Messel, Germany. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 89 (1–2): 1–6. DOI: 10.1007/s12549-009-0001-9 PDF Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Mayr, G. 2005. New trogons from the early Tertiary of Germany. Ibis 147(3): 512–518. DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00421.x Reference page.