Eutreptodactylus
Extinct genus of birds
Eutreptodactylus Temporal range: Late Eocene (Itaboraian) ~53–50 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Genus: | †Eutreptodactylus Baird & Vickers-Rich, 1997 |
Species | |
Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis Baird & Vickers-Rich 1997 |
Eutreptodactylus is an extinct genus of insectivorous bird known from the Early Eocene period (Itaboraian) of Brazil. It was probably the most primitive member of the order Cuculiformes. Fossils have been found in the Itaboraí Formation at São José de Itaborai.[1]
References
- ^ Eutreptodactylus at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis gen. et sp. nov., an early cuckoo (Aves: Cuculidae) from the Late Paleocene of Brazil
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Passerea
- Clade: Otidimorphae
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