Wilaru
Extinct genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilaru is an extinct genus of presbyornithid from Australia during the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene, around 24-22 million years ago.[1] It was originally classified as a stone-curlew,[2] but subsequently it was argued to be the youngest member of the extinct family Presbyornithidae instead,[3] and the discovery of a similar Eocene presbyornithid Murgonornis archeri also supports this taxonomic assignment.[1] The type species is Wilaru tedfordi, and the second species is Wilaru prideauxi.[3]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Family: | †Presbyornithidae |
Genus: | †Wilaru Boles et al., 2013 |
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