Scandiavis
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Scandiavis Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Neoaves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Genus: | †Scandiavis Bertelli et al., 2013 |
Type species | |
†Scandiavis mikkelseni (Bertelli et al., 2013) |
Scandiavis is genus of prehistoric birds related to Charadriiformes. It is known from the Fur Formation (Early Eocene) of Denmark.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sara Bertelli; Bent E. K. Lindow; Gareth J. Dyke; Gerald Mayr (2013). "Another charadriiform-like bird from the lower Eocene of Denmark". Paleontological Journal. 47 (11): 1282–1301. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47.1282B. doi:10.1134/S0031030113110026. hdl:11336/7192. S2CID 85141394.
- ^ Musser, G. & Clarke, J.A. (2020). "An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.559929.