Lavocatavis

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Lavocatavis Temporal range: Eocene 52–46 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Genus:	†Lavocatavis Mourer-Chauviré et al., 2011
Species:	†L. africana
Binomial name
†Lavocatavis africana Mourer-Chauviré et al., 2011

Lavocatavis is an extinct genus of prehistoric bird from the Eocene of Algeria. A fossilized femur was described from the Glib Zegdou Formation in 2011 and is the only known specimen of Lavocatavis. The species was designated L. africana.^[1]