| Bavaricarbo Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Fossil of the rostrum of B. brevirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | †Bavaricarbo |
| Species: | †B. brevirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bavaricarbo brevirostris | |
Bavaricarbo is an extinct genus of cormorant (family Phalacrocoracidae) from the Miocene Hammerschmiede clay pit, Germany. The type and only species is B. brevirostris.[1]
References
- Mayr, Gerald; Lechner, Thomas; Böhme, Madelaine (2026-09-10). "A new short-beaked stem group cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae), an unusual new hawk (Accipitridae), a small swift (Apodidae), and other avian remains from the early Late Miocene hominid Fossil-Lagerstätte Hammerschmiede, southern Germany". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 145. Pensoft Publishers: 927–941. doi:10.3897/sjp.145.200204. ISSN 1664-2384.