Zeltornis probably resembled the modern night herons, but was much larger, standing 2 m (6 ft 8 in) tall and weighing about 15 kg. Its wingspan is estimated at 2.50 m (8 ft 4 in). It is known from a single right coracoid of which the distal part is missing (MNHN collection, uncatalogued). Nonetheless, the partial bone is distinctive enough to place the species clearly into the heron family. In particular it seems to have been allied most closely to the night herons, although it cannot have been a direct ancestor of extant species because the modern genus Nycticorax did already exist in the Oligocene.
Zeltornis is named after the mountain Zelten in Libya, where it was found.
Referencesedit
Balouet, Jean Christophe (1981): Zeltornis ginsburgi, n.g. n.sp. (Ardeidae, Aves), Héron géant du Miocène inférieur du Djebel Zelten (Libye). Comptes Rendus des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris)293: 235–239. [Article in French]
Mlíkovský, Jiří (2003): Early Miocene birds of Djebel Zelten, Libya. Časopis Národního muzea, Řada přírodovědná (J. Nat. Mus., Nat. Hist. Ser.)172: 114–120. PDF fulltext
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zeltornis, zelten, bird, extinct, genus, heron, contains, single, species, ginsburgi, temporal, range, early, miocene, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, aves, order, pelecaniformes, family, ardeidae, sub. Zeltornis Zelten bird is an extinct genus of heron It contains a single species Zeltornis ginsburgi ZeltornisTemporal range Early Miocene Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Pelecaniformes Family Ardeidae Subfamily Ardeinae Genus ZeltornisBalouet 1981 Species Z ginsburgi Binomial name Zeltornis ginsburgiBalouet 1981 Zeltornis probably resembled the modern night herons but was much larger standing 2 m 6 ft 8 in tall and weighing about 15 kg Its wingspan is estimated at 2 50 m 8 ft 4 in It is known from a single right coracoid of which the distal part is missing MNHN collection uncatalogued Nonetheless the partial bone is distinctive enough to place the species clearly into the heron family In particular it seems to have been allied most closely to the night herons although it cannot have been a direct ancestor of extant species because the modern genus Nycticorax did already exist in the Oligocene Zeltornis is named after the mountain Zelten in Libya where it was found References editBalouet Jean Christophe 1981 Zeltornis ginsburgi n g n sp Ardeidae Aves Heron geant du Miocene inferieur du Djebel Zelten Libye Comptes Rendus des Seances de l Academie des Sciences Paris 293 235 239 Article in French Mlikovsky Jiri 2003 Early Miocene birds of Djebel Zelten Libya Casopis Narodniho muzea Rada prirodovedna J Nat Mus Nat Hist Ser 172 114 120 PDF fulltext nbsp This prehistoric bird article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Pelecaniformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zeltornis amp oldid 1193072150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
