Genus PROTOAVIS
Kingdom / Phylum . . . . . . . . Subphylum / Superclass . . . . Class / Subclass / Infraclass Division / Superorder / Order Suborder / Infraorder . . . . . . Superfamily / Family . . . . . . . Subfamily / Genus . . . . . . . . .	Animalia / Chordata Cephalochordata / Gnathostomata Aves / Archaeornithes / n.a. n.a. / n.a. / Protoaviformes n.a. / n.a. n.a. / Protoavidae n.a. / Protoavis
Age: Distribution:	Late Triassic North America
Depicted on: Guinea, 1998 (M.S. margin) Guinea, 2009 (1998 M.S. margin, 1500 GNF, overprinted 15000 FG.) Guyana, 1993 (position 4 of sheet 1) Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, 1994 (position 8 of sheet 3 and position 1 of sheet 6) Sao Tome e Principe, 1993 (M.S. 2) Togo, 1994 (Scutellosaurus M.S. margin)   Note: The reconstruction of Protoavis as a Triassic bird by its discoverer is highly controversial