Biology:Eocypselus vincenti
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Short description: Extinct species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | †Eocypselidae |
| Genus: | †Eocypselus |
| Species: | †E. vincenti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eocypselus vincenti Harrison, 1984
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Eocypselus vincenti is an extinct species of prehistoric bird believed to be the ancestors of modern hummingbirds and swifts within the family Eocypselidae.[1][2] It is known from the Fur Formation in the early Eocene of Denmark .[3] It was described from a wing and pectoral bone from an individual found in the London Clay formation. The genus Eocypselus is thought to represent the earliest divergence between Apodiformes in hummingbirds and swifts.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reappraisal of Eocypselus—a stem group apodiform from the early Eocene of Northern Europe". https://www.senckenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/eocypselus.pdf.
- ↑ "Eocypselus vincenti Harrison, 1984" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4966682.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Eocypselus vincenti". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=142714.
Wikidata ☰ Q112953905 entry
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