Remiornis

Remiornis Temporal range: Paleocene 58–55 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Family:	†Remiornithidae Martin, 1992
Genus:	†Remiornis Lemoine, 1881
Species:	†R. heberti
Binomial name
†Remiornis heberti Lemoine, 1881

Remiornis heberti is an extinct species of paleognath bird from the Paleocene of France.^[1][2] It is a species comparable in size to modern rheas, and possibly related to another European Paleogene ratite, Palaeotis.^[3] In spite of being one of the oldest ratites in the world, it is often ignored for Gondwana vicariance narratives.^[4]

References

1. Martin, L.D. (1992) The status of the Late Paleocene birds Gastornis and Remiornis. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Sciences series), 36:97-108.
2. Lemoine, V. (1881) Recherches sur les oiseaux fossiles des terrains tertiaires inférieurs des environs de Reims, deuxième partie. Matot-Braine, Reims, pp 75 – 170
3. Gerald Mayr (2009). Paleogene Fossil Birds
4. Buffetaut, E.; Angst, D. (November 2014). "Stratigraphic distribution of large flightless birds in the Palaeogene of Europe and its palaeobiological and palaeogeographical implications". Earth-Science Reviews. 138: 394–408. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.07.001.