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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Genus: | †Protocypselomorphus Mayr, 2005 |
| Species: | †P. manfredkelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri Mayr, 2005
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Protocypselomorphus is an extinct genus of cypselomorph bird that lived during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri fossils are known from the Messel Formation of Germany.1
References
References
- Mayr, Gerald (1 May 2005). "A New Cypselomorph Bird from the Middle Eocene of Germany and the Early Diversification of Avian Aerial Insectivores". The Condor. 107 (2): 342–352. doi:10.1093/condor/107.2.342. ISSN 0010-5422. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via Oxford Academic.