Eutreptodactylus

Eutreptodactylus is an extinct genus of insectivorous bird known from the Early Eocene period (Itaboraian) of Brazil. It was probably the most primitive member of the order Cuculiformes. Fossils have been found in the Itaboraí Formation at São José de Itaborai.^[2]

Eutreptodactylus Temporal range: Late Eocene (Itaboraian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	†Eutreptodactylus Baird & Vickers-Rich, 1997[1]
Species:	†E. itaboraiensis
Binomial name
†Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis Baird & Vickers-Rich, 1997[1]