Description
Messelornis cristata Hess 1988
Middle Eocene
Messel Formation
Grube Messel, Germany
Spectacular 9 inch complete bird on 12 inch resin slab. Extremely rare and nearly impossible to get anymore. Messel is a world famous site where extraordinary fossils such as articulated birds, mammals with fur preserved, bats and even complete primates have been found. Extremely rare.
See: Wikipedia – Messel fossil deposit
