Archaeopsittacus

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
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)
Synonyms
Psittacus verreauxii (lapsus) A. Milne-Edwards, 1870

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]