The first new world occurrence of the Eocene bird Plesiocathartes (Aves: ?Leptosomidae)

被引：12
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作者：
Weidig, Ilka [1 ]
机构：
[1] Forschungsinst Senckenberg, Sekt Ornithol, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany
来源：
PALAEONTOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT | 2006年 / 80卷 / 03期
关键词：
Plesiocathartes; Plesiocathartes wyomingensisn n. sp; Plesiocathartes major n. sp; Leptosomidae; Green River Formation; Lower Eocene;
D O I：
10.1007/BF02988439
中图分类号：
Q91 [古生物学];
学科分类号：
0709 ; 070903 ;
摘要：
Two new species of the Eocene avian taxon Plesiocathartes (Aves: ?Leptosomidae) are described. They are similar in size and overall appearance to other members of the genus, as well as to the extant Madagascan cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor. So far, putative fossil Leptosomidae have been found only in the Eocene European deposits of Messel, Geiseltal, Quercy, and London Clay. Both new species are from the Lower Eocene Green River Formation (USA) and thus the first New World representatives of this taxon.
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页码：230 / 237
页数：8
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