Biology:Palaeotodus
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
Palaeotodus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Todidae |
Genus: | †Palaeotodus Olson, 1976 |
Species | |
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Palaeotodus is an extinct genus of todies in the family Todidae. The genus has at least three species known from fossils found in west-central Europe and western North America.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus:
- †Palaeotodus emryi - Olson, 1976: Oligocene fossils found in Wyoming (U.S.A.). These remains indicate a larger size and proportionally larger wings than those of the modern todies[2]
- †Palaeotodus escampsiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Upper Eocene fossils found in France[2]
- †Palaeotodus itardiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Lower Oligocene fossils found in France[2]
References
- ↑ "Palaeotodus". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=39389&is_real_user=1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Feduccia, Alan (1999-01-01) (in en). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. pp. 335. ISBN 0300078617. https://books.google.com/books?id=8QRKV7eSqmIC&q=Palaeotodus+Eocene&pg=PA171.
Wikidata ☰ Q30589861 entry
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