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| Masillastega | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Sulidae |
| Genus: | †Masillastega Mayr, 2002 |
| Species: | †M. rectirostris |
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| †Masillastega rectirostris Mayr, 2002 | |
Masillastega ("Messel roof") is anextinct aquatic bird from theEocene ofGermany. It is related to moderngannets andboobies, but unlike these birds it occurred in freshwater environments. It was found in the lake that would become theMessel Pit.
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