taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
690F87EAA939FFF0FF3F333BFB99534C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235369/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235369	FIGURE 1. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel (Germany), overview of skeletons. A, Holotype, SMF-ME 825, partial skeleton in dorsal view. B, SMF-ME 2426, partial skeleton in ventral view. C, SMF-ME 11033 A, partial skeleton in ventral view. D, SMF-ME 11033 B, partial skeleton in dorsal view. Abbreviation: rft, right foot. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride to enhance the contrast of the bones. Scale bars equal 10 mm.	FIGURE 1. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel (Germany), overview of skeletons. A, Holotype, SMF-ME 825, partial skeleton in dorsal view. B, SMF-ME 2426, partial skeleton in ventral view. C, SMF-ME 11033 A, partial skeleton in ventral view. D, SMF-ME 11033 B, partial skeleton in dorsal view. Abbreviation: rft, right foot. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride to enhance the contrast of the bones. Scale bars equal 10 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA939FFF0FF3F333BFB99534C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235370/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235370	FIGURE 2. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel (Germany). Skulls of A, SMF-ME 2426 and B, SMF-ME 11033 A. C, D, Details of pterygoid and quadrate of SMF-ME 2426; in D the bones are digitally enhanced. E, Detail of quadrate of SMF-ME 11033 A. F, Cervical vertebrae (numbered) of SMF-ME 11033 B in dorsal view. Abbreviations: crm, caudal end of right ramus mandibulae; fos, fossa in midsection of ramus mandibulae; rpt, right pterygoid; rqd, right quadrate; tsc, tuberculum subcapitulare. The framed areas in A and B indicate the position of the details in C – E. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	FIGURE 2. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel (Germany). Skulls of A, SMF-ME 2426 and B, SMF-ME 11033 A. C, D, Details of pterygoid and quadrate of SMF-ME 2426; in D the bones are digitally enhanced. E, Detail of quadrate of SMF-ME 11033 A. F, Cervical vertebrae (numbered) of SMF-ME 11033 B in dorsal view. Abbreviations: crm, caudal end of right ramus mandibulae; fos, fossa in midsection of ramus mandibulae; rpt, right pterygoid; rqd, right quadrate; tsc, tuberculum subcapitulare. The framed areas in A and B indicate the position of the details in C – E. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA939FFF0FF3F333BFB99534C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235371/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235371	FIGURE 3. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel, coracoid (A – E) and humerus (L – P). A, B, Left coracoid of the holotype, SMF-ME 825 (dorsal view); in the right image the bone is digitally enhanced. C, Right coracoid of the holotype (dorsal view). D, Left coracoid of SMF-ME 2426 (ventral view). E, Right coracoid of SMF-ME 11033 B (dorsal view). F, Left coracoid of Vanellus vanellus (Charadriidae) in dorsomedial view. G, Left coracoid of Pterocles namaqua (Pteroclidae) in dorsal view. H, Left humerus of Coracias cyanogaster (Coraciiformes) in cranial view. I, Humerus (cranial view) of P. namaqua (bone from right side, mirrored). J, Humerus (cranial view) of Pharomachrus mocinno (Trogoniformes; bone from right side, mirrored). K, Humerus (cranial view) of Steatornis caripensis (Steatornithiformes; bone from right side, mirrored). L, Left humerus of SMF-ME 11033 A (cranial view; the arrow indicates a fracture of the bone). M, Right humerus of SMF-ME 11033 A (cranial view). N, Left humerus of SMF-ME 2426 (cranial view). O, Right humerus of SMF-ME 2426 (caudal view). P, Right humerus of SMF-ME 2426 (cranial view). Abbreviations: acr, acromion of scapula; cdd, condylus dorsalis; csc, cotyla scapularis; dep, depression on condylus ventralis; exo, extremitas omalis of furcula; fac, facies articularis clavicularis; fpt, fossa pneumotricipitalis; ppc, processus procoracoideus; tbd, tuberculum dorsale. Fossil specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	FIGURE 3. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel, coracoid (A – E) and humerus (L – P). A, B, Left coracoid of the holotype, SMF-ME 825 (dorsal view); in the right image the bone is digitally enhanced. C, Right coracoid of the holotype (dorsal view). D, Left coracoid of SMF-ME 2426 (ventral view). E, Right coracoid of SMF-ME 11033 B (dorsal view). F, Left coracoid of Vanellus vanellus (Charadriidae) in dorsomedial view. G, Left coracoid of Pterocles namaqua (Pteroclidae) in dorsal view. H, Left humerus of Coracias cyanogaster (Coraciiformes) in cranial view. I, Humerus (cranial view) of P. namaqua (bone from right side, mirrored). J, Humerus (cranial view) of Pharomachrus mocinno (Trogoniformes; bone from right side, mirrored). K, Humerus (cranial view) of Steatornis caripensis (Steatornithiformes; bone from right side, mirrored). L, Left humerus of SMF-ME 11033 A (cranial view; the arrow indicates a fracture of the bone). M, Right humerus of SMF-ME 11033 A (cranial view). N, Left humerus of SMF-ME 2426 (cranial view). O, Right humerus of SMF-ME 2426 (caudal view). P, Right humerus of SMF-ME 2426 (cranial view). Abbreviations: acr, acromion of scapula; cdd, condylus dorsalis; csc, cotyla scapularis; dep, depression on condylus ventralis; exo, extremitas omalis of furcula; fac, facies articularis clavicularis; fpt, fossa pneumotricipitalis; ppc, processus procoracoideus; tbd, tuberculum dorsale. Fossil specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA939FFF0FF3F333BFB99534C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235372/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235372	FIGURE 4. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel. Details of various postcranial bones. A, B, Left and right hand sections of the wings of SMF-ME 11033 B in dorsal view. C, D, Left and right hand sections of the wings of the holotype (SMF-ME 825) in dorsal view. E, Furcula and ossified tracheal rings of SMF-ME 11033 A. F, Distal end of right humerus of the holotype in caudodorsal view. G, Proximal portion of the right tibiotarsus of the holotype in caudal view. H, Right tfoot of the holotype in plantar view. Abbreviations: dep, depression on dorsal surface of processus extensorius; exs, extremitas sternalis of furcula; hyp, hypotarsus; ocu, os carpi ulnare; std, sulcus tendinosus; tbd, tuberculum dorsale; tra, ossified tracheal rings; ung, ungual phalanx. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	FIGURE 4. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel. Details of various postcranial bones. A, B, Left and right hand sections of the wings of SMF-ME 11033 B in dorsal view. C, D, Left and right hand sections of the wings of the holotype (SMF-ME 825) in dorsal view. E, Furcula and ossified tracheal rings of SMF-ME 11033 A. F, Distal end of right humerus of the holotype in caudodorsal view. G, Proximal portion of the right tibiotarsus of the holotype in caudal view. H, Right tfoot of the holotype in plantar view. Abbreviations: dep, depression on dorsal surface of processus extensorius; exs, extremitas sternalis of furcula; hyp, hypotarsus; ocu, os carpi ulnare; std, sulcus tendinosus; tbd, tuberculum dorsale; tra, ossified tracheal rings; ung, ungual phalanx. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA93EFFFFFF3F33D6FEBC5243.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235373/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235373	FIGURE 5.? Eopachypteryx sp. from the early Eocene of Messel, referred specimen SMF-ME 11417. A, SMF-ME 11417 B. B, SMF-ME 11417 A. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 10 mm.	FIGURE 5.? Eopachypteryx sp. from the early Eocene of Messel, referred specimen SMF-ME 11417. A, SMF-ME 11417 B. B, SMF-ME 11417 A. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 10 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA93EFFFFFF3F33D6FEBC5243.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235374/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235374	FIGURE 6.? Eopachypteryx sp. from the early Eocene of Messel, referred specimen SMF-ME 11417, skull details. A, Skull in ventral view (SMF-ME 11417 A). B, C, Detail showing left quadrate and pterygoid; in C the bone is digitally enhanced. D, E, Detail showing right quadrate and pterygoid; in E the bones are digitally enhanced. F, Caudal end of right ramus mandibulae in dorsal view (SMF-ME 11417 B). G – J, Caudal ends of right rami mandibularum of extant Cathartes burrovianus (Cathartidae, G), Coracias cyanogaster (Coraciidae, H), and Pharomachrus mocinno (Trogonidae, J). Abbreviations: cdm, condylus medialis; cla, cotyla lateralis; cmd, cotyla medialis; cpt, condylus pterygoideus; csq, capitulum squamosum; fos, fossa in midsection of ramus mandibulae; lpt, left pterygoid; lqd, left quadrate; prj, projection formed by caudal extension of cotyla lateralis; rpt, right pterygoid; rqd, right quadrate; ubk, upper beak. The framed areas in A indicate the position of the details in B – E. Fossil specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	FIGURE 6.? Eopachypteryx sp. from the early Eocene of Messel, referred specimen SMF-ME 11417, skull details. A, Skull in ventral view (SMF-ME 11417 A). B, C, Detail showing left quadrate and pterygoid; in C the bone is digitally enhanced. D, E, Detail showing right quadrate and pterygoid; in E the bones are digitally enhanced. F, Caudal end of right ramus mandibulae in dorsal view (SMF-ME 11417 B). G – J, Caudal ends of right rami mandibularum of extant Cathartes burrovianus (Cathartidae, G), Coracias cyanogaster (Coraciidae, H), and Pharomachrus mocinno (Trogonidae, J). Abbreviations: cdm, condylus medialis; cla, cotyla lateralis; cmd, cotyla medialis; cpt, condylus pterygoideus; csq, capitulum squamosum; fos, fossa in midsection of ramus mandibulae; lpt, left pterygoid; lqd, left quadrate; prj, projection formed by caudal extension of cotyla lateralis; rpt, right pterygoid; rqd, right quadrate; ubk, upper beak. The framed areas in A indicate the position of the details in B – E. Fossil specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA93EFFFFFF3F33D6FEBC5243.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235375/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235375	FIGURE 7.? Eopachypteryx sp. from the early Eocene of Messel, referred specimen SMF-ME 11417, details of various postcranial bones. A, B, Cervical vertebrae (numbered) in dorsal (A, SMF-ME 11417 B) and ventral (B, SMF-ME 11417 A) view. C, Sternum (SMF-ME 11417 A). D, Furcula and coracoids (SMF-ME 11417 A). E, Hand section of left wing (SMF-ME 11417 A). F, Right humerus in cranial view (SMF-ME 11417 A). G, H, Fractured left humerus in cranial (G, SMF-ME 11417 A) and caudal (H, SMF-ME 11417 B) view. I, Ulna, radius, and hand section of right wing (SMF-ME 11417 A). Abbreviations: apx, apex carinae; cdd, condylus dorsalis; for, lateral foramen in body of third vertebra; ila, incisura lateralis; imd, incisura medialis; lqd, left quadrate; pvt, processus ventralis of axis; tbd, tuberculum dorsale. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	FIGURE 7.? Eopachypteryx sp. from the early Eocene of Messel, referred specimen SMF-ME 11417, details of various postcranial bones. A, B, Cervical vertebrae (numbered) in dorsal (A, SMF-ME 11417 B) and ventral (B, SMF-ME 11417 A) view. C, Sternum (SMF-ME 11417 A). D, Furcula and coracoids (SMF-ME 11417 A). E, Hand section of left wing (SMF-ME 11417 A). F, Right humerus in cranial view (SMF-ME 11417 A). G, H, Fractured left humerus in cranial (G, SMF-ME 11417 A) and caudal (H, SMF-ME 11417 B) view. I, Ulna, radius, and hand section of right wing (SMF-ME 11417 A). Abbreviations: apx, apex carinae; cdd, condylus dorsalis; for, lateral foramen in body of third vertebra; ila, incisura lateralis; imd, incisura medialis; lqd, left quadrate; pvt, processus ventralis of axis; tbd, tuberculum dorsale. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA93EFFFFFF3F33D6FEBC5243.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235372/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235372	FIGURE 4. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel. Details of various postcranial bones. A, B, Left and right hand sections of the wings of SMF-ME 11033 B in dorsal view. C, D, Left and right hand sections of the wings of the holotype (SMF-ME 825) in dorsal view. E, Furcula and ossified tracheal rings of SMF-ME 11033 A. F, Distal end of right humerus of the holotype in caudodorsal view. G, Proximal portion of the right tibiotarsus of the holotype in caudal view. H, Right tfoot of the holotype in plantar view. Abbreviations: dep, depression on dorsal surface of processus extensorius; exs, extremitas sternalis of furcula; hyp, hypotarsus; ocu, os carpi ulnare; std, sulcus tendinosus; tbd, tuberculum dorsale; tra, ossified tracheal rings; ung, ungual phalanx. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	FIGURE 4. Eopachypteryx praeterita, gen. et sp. nov. from the early Eocene of Messel. Details of various postcranial bones. A, B, Left and right hand sections of the wings of SMF-ME 11033 B in dorsal view. C, D, Left and right hand sections of the wings of the holotype (SMF-ME 825) in dorsal view. E, Furcula and ossified tracheal rings of SMF-ME 11033 A. F, Distal end of right humerus of the holotype in caudodorsal view. G, Proximal portion of the right tibiotarsus of the holotype in caudal view. H, Right tfoot of the holotype in plantar view. Abbreviations: dep, depression on dorsal surface of processus extensorius; exs, extremitas sternalis of furcula; hyp, hypotarsus; ocu, os carpi ulnare; std, sulcus tendinosus; tbd, tuberculum dorsale; tra, ossified tracheal rings; ung, ungual phalanx. Specimens coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
690F87EAA93EFFFFFF3F33D6FEBC5243.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/235377/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.235377	FIGURE 8. A, Right humerus (cranial view) of Eocuculus sp. from the early Oligocene of southern France (SMF Av 424; see Mayr 2008). B, Right humerus (cranial view) of Eopachypteryx praeterita (SMF-ME 2426). C, Sternum of Eocuculus cf. cherpinae from the early Oligocene of southern France (SMF Av 425; see Mayr 2006). D, Sternum of? Eopachypteryx sp. (SMF-ME 11417 A). Bones in A, B, and D coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	FIGURE 8. A, Right humerus (cranial view) of Eocuculus sp. from the early Oligocene of southern France (SMF Av 424; see Mayr 2008). B, Right humerus (cranial view) of Eopachypteryx praeterita (SMF-ME 2426). C, Sternum of Eocuculus cf. cherpinae from the early Oligocene of southern France (SMF Av 425; see Mayr 2006). D, Sternum of? Eopachypteryx sp. (SMF-ME 11417 A). Bones in A, B, and D coated with ammonium chloride. Scale bars equal 5 mm.	2015-12-31	Mayr, Gerald		Zenodo	biologists	Mayr, Gerald			
