Biology:Eutreptodactylus

Short description: Extinct genus of birds

Eutreptodactylus Temporal range: Late Eocene (Itaboraian) ~53–50 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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.

Further reading

• Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis gen. et sp. nov., an early cuckoo (Aves: Cuculidae) from the Late Paleocene of Brazil

Wikidata ☰ Q55643017 entry