Palaeotodus
| Palaeotodus Temporal range: Lower Oligocene | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Todidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeotodus Olson, 1976 |
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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 France and the American state of Wyoming. They were larger than modern todies, and closer in size to the modern living tody motmot.[2][3]
Species
[edit]The following species have been classified within the genus:
- †Palaeotodus emryi - Olson, 1976: Oligocene fossils found in Wyoming (United States). These remains of Palaeotodus emryi indicate a larger size and proportionally larger wings than those of modern todies.[4]
- †Palaeotodus escampsiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Upper Eocene fossils found in France.[4]
- †Palaeotodus itardiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Lower Oligocene fossils found in France.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Palaeotodus". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ↑ Kepler, A. K. (2001). "Family Todidae (Todies)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6, Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-30-X.
- ↑ Mayr, Gerald; Knopf, Charles W. (2007). "A Tody (Alcediniformes: Todidae) from the Early Oligocene of Germany". The Auk. 124 (4): 1294. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1294:ATATFT]2.0.CO;2.
- 1 2 3 Feduccia, Alan (1999-01-01). The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale University Press. p. 335. ISBN 0300078617.
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