Messel bird

This bird "Messelornis cristata" was found in the famous eocene layers of Messel near Darmstadt, Germany. The age of this fossil is about 45 mio. years.

The bird is a little disarticulated, the neck is up side down and so half of the skull is under the body. But there is a skull, one can clearly see the backskull, eye and jaws. Even some soft-parts are preserved (black areas).

Fossils from Messel are highly sought after and are rarely offered for sale.

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