TWO NEW PARROTS (PSITTACIFORMES) FROM THE LOWER EOCENE FUR FORMATION OF DENMARK

:  Two new fossil psittaciform birds from the Lower Eocene ‘Mo Clay’ (Fur Formation) of Denmark (c. 54 Ma) are described. An unnamed specimen is assigned to the extinct avian family of stem‐group parrots, Pseudasturidae (genus and species incertae sedis), while a second (Mopsitta tanta gen. et sp. n...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Palaeontology 2008-05, Vol.51 (3), p.575-582
Hauptverfasser:	WATERHOUSE, DAVID M., LINDOW, BENT E. K., ZELENKOV, NIKITA V., DYKE, GARETH J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aves Birds Denmark Eocene Fossils Palaeogene Paleontology parrots Pseudasturidae Psittaciformes Records & achievements Taxonomy
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