Palaeotodus
Palaeotodus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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[1]
- †Palaeotodus escampsiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Upper Eocene fossils found in France[1]
- †Palaeotodus itardiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Lower Oligocene fossils found in France[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Feduccia, Alan (1999-01-01). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 335. ISBN 0300078617.
Categories:
- Prehistoric bird genera
- Prehistoric birds of Europe
- Paleogene France
- Fossils of France
- Quercy Phosphorites Formation
- Prehistoric birds of North America