Masillastega

Masillastega; Temporal range: Middle Eocene, 47–46 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Skull
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Suliformes
Family:	Sulidae
Genus:	†Masillastega; Mayr, 2002
Species:	†M. rectirostris
Binomial name
	†Masillastega rectirostris; Mayr, 2002

Masillastega ("Messel roof") is an extinct aquatic bird from the Eocene of Germany. It is related to modern gannets and boobies, but unlike these birds it occurred in freshwater environments. It was found in the lake that would become the Messel Pit.

References

G. Mayr. 2002. A skull of a new pelecaniform bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(3):507-512

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