Protocypselomorphus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of birds}}

{{Speciesbox

| fossil_range = Lutetian

| genus = Protocypselomorphus

| parent_authority = Mayr, 2005

| species = manfredkelleri

| authority = Mayr, 2005

}}

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.{{Cite journal |last1=Mayr |first1=Gerald |date=1 May 2005 |title=A New Cypselomorph Bird from the Middle Eocene of Germany and the Early Diversification of Avian Aerial Insectivores |url=https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/107/2/342/5563414?login=true |journal=The Condor |language=en |volume=107 |issue=2 |pages=342–352 |doi=10.1093/condor/107.2.342 |issn=0010-5422 |access-date=27 February 2025 |via=Oxford Academic}}

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