The first New World occurrence of the Eocene birdPlesiocathartes (Aves: ?Leptosomidae)

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Ilka Weidig
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[1] Sektion Ornithologie,Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg
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Paläontologische Zeitschrift | 2006年 / 80卷
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n. sp.; n. sp.; Leptosomidae; Green River Formation; Lower Eocene; n. sp.; n. sp.; Leptosomidae; Green River-Formation; Unter-Eozän;
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Two new species of the Eocene avian taxonPlesiocathartes (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-rollerLeptosomus discolor. So far, putative fossil Leptosomidae have been found only in the Eocene European de-posits 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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