Hailing from the Walbeck Paleocene deposits, it is found amidst a rich avian fauna, which also included the gigantic Gastornis and the enigmatic ratite Remiornis.
Like most lithornithids, it was probably a very competent flyer, its coracoid remnants suggesting powerful flight musculature, and it likely engaged in a similar style of soaring flight to Lithornis and Pseudocrypturus.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcGerald Mayr, The Birds from the Paleocene Fissure Filling of Walbeck (Germany), Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2):394–408, June 2007
December 15, 2023
fissuravis, fissure, bird, genus, extinct, bird, from, paleocene, germany, lithornithid, closely, related, modern, ratites, capable, flyer, temporal, range, paleocenescientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, avesinfracl. Fissuravis fissure bird is a genus of extinct bird from the Paleocene of Germany A lithornithid it was closely related to modern ratites but it was a capable flyer 1 FissuravisTemporal range PaleoceneScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesInfraclass PalaeognathaeOrder LithornithiformesFamily LithornithidaeGenus Fissuravis Gerald Mayr 2007 1 Species Fissuravis weigeltiEcology editHailing from the Walbeck Paleocene deposits it is found amidst a rich avian fauna which also included the gigantic Gastornis and the enigmatic ratite Remiornis Like most lithornithids it was probably a very competent flyer its coracoid remnants suggesting powerful flight musculature and it likely engaged in a similar style of soaring flight to Lithornis and Pseudocrypturus 1 References edit a b c Gerald Mayr The Birds from the Paleocene Fissure Filling of Walbeck Germany Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27 2 394 408 June 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fissuravis amp oldid 1171613228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
