Vadaravis is an extinct genus of waterbird from the early Eocene period in North America. It contains a single species, Vadaravis brownae, named after American biologist Barbara Elaine Russell Brown.[1] An almost complete skeleton of the bird, lacking the skull, was found in the sediments of the Green River Formation in Wyoming, United States. It was suggested to have possibly been a close relative of the Threskiornithidae family, which includes ibises and spoonbills.[2]

Vadaravis
Temporal range: Eocene, 51.97 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Threskiornithidae
Genus: Vadaravis
Smith et al., 2013
Species:
V. brownae
Binomial name
Vadaravis brownae
Smith et al., 2013

References

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  1. ^ Megan, G. (January 15, 2019). "Barbara Brown, Field Museum research assistant on expeditions to far-flung locales, dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Smith, N.D.; Grande, L.; Clarke, J.A. (2013). "A new species of Threskiornithidae-like bird (Aves, Ciconiiformes) from the Green River Formation (Eocene) of Wyoming". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (2): 363–381. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.722898. ISSN 0272-4634.