Nyctisoma
{{Short description|Extinct genus of birds}}
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| fossil_range = Middle Miocene
| genus = Nyctisoma
| species = robusta
| authority = Elżanowski & Zelenkov, 2015
}}
Nyctisoma is an extinct genus of ardeid that lived during the Middle Miocene.
Distribution
Nyctisoma robusta fossils are known from the Öoshin Formation of Mongolia.{{Cite journal |last1=Elżanowski |first1=Andrzej |last2=Zelenkov |first2=Nikita V. |date=11 February 2015 |title=A primitive heron (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Miocene of Central Asia |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-015-1164-y |journal=Journal of Ornithology |language=en |volume=156 |issue=3 |pages=837–846 |doi=10.1007/s10336-015-1164-y |issn=2193-7192 |access-date=24 February 2025 |via=Springer Nature Link|doi-access=free }}
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Category:Fossil taxa described in 2015
Category:Prehistoric bird genera
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