| Eocypselus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | †Eocypselidae |
| Genus: | †Eocypselus Harrison, 1984 |
| Type species | |
| †Eocypselus vincenti Harrison, 1984 | |
| Other species | |
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Eocypselus is a genus of prehistoric birds believed to be ancestral to modern hummingbirds and swifts.[1]
Species
- Eocypselus rowei Ksepka et al., 2013
- Eocypselus vincenti Harrison, 1984
See also
References
- ↑ Mayr, G. (2010). Reappraisal of Eocypselus – a stem group representative of apodiform birds from the early Eocene of Northern Europe. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 90: 395-403.
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