A virtually complete skeleton with a relatively large head, small feet and an aqueous environment suggesting that this is a kingfisher. Skull 32 mm x 13 mm showing good detail of both jaws and the orbit, backbone 23 mm with both wings almost complete. From the Messel Shale, Germany.
Size: 50 mm by 35 mm on block 87 mm by 80 mm
Size: 50 mm by 35 mm on block 87 mm by 80 mm