Masillaraptoridae
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| Masillaraptorids Temporal range: early-middle Eocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | †Masillaraptoridae Mayr, 2009 |
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Masillaraptoridae is an extinct family of stem-group falconiform birds from the Eocene of Europe. They are noted for their relatively long legs. Two genera have been named: Danielsraptor, from the London Clay of England, and Masillaraptor, from Messel Pit in Germany.[1][2][3]
Classification
The cladogram below displays the phylogenetic position of Masillaraptoridae within the Falconiformes:[3]
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References
- ^ Mayr, Gerald (January 2006). "A new raptorial bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany". Historical Biology. 18 (2): 99–106. doi:10.1080/08912960600640762. ISSN 0891-2963.
- ^ Mayr, Gerald (2009-05-20). "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. ISSN 1867-1594.
- ^ a b Mayr, Gerald; Kitchener, Andrew C. (2022-07-08). "New fossils from the London Clay show that the Eocene Masillaraptoridae are stem group representatives of falcons (Aves, Falconiformes)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e2083515. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2083515. ISSN 0272-4634.
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