Messelornithidae

Messelornithidae is an extinct clade of gruiform birds, closely related to modern rails.^[3][4][5] The fossil record are from the Paleocene to the early Oligocene of Europe and North America.^[2]

Messelornithidae Temporal range: 61.7–48.6 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Paleocene[2] - Early Oligocene
Fossil specimen of Messelornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	†Messelornithidae
Genera
Itardiornis Messelornis Nasiornis Parvirallus Pellornis