Archaeopsittacus
Extinct genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archaeopsittacus is a genus of prehistoric parrot. It is known from deposits of either Late Oligocene or Early Miocene age (c. 23 mya) at Verreaux near Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, France. A single species, Archaeopsittacus verreauxi,[1] is known.[2]
| Archaeopsittacus Temporal range: Late Oligocene/Early Miocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Genus: | †Archaeopsittacus Lambrecht, 1933 |
| Species: | †A. verreauxi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeopsittacus verreauxi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1870) | |
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The genus was apparently close to the Old World lineages of parrots and might conceivably be assigned to the modern superfamily Psittacoidea. Its lack of apomorphies prevents any better placement until more material is found.[3]
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