Geranopterus
Extinct genus of birds
Geranopterus Temporal range: late Eocene to early Miocene | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | †Geranopteridae |
Genus: | †Geranopterus Milne-Edwards, 1892 |
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Geranopterus is an extinct genus of Geranopteridae that lived during the late Eocene to early Miocene in Europe. It was named by Milne-Edwards in 1892.
References
- The Origin and Evolution of Birds by Alan Feduccia
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Genera of trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, woodpeckers and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Infraclass: Neognathae
- Clade: Coraciimorphae
- Clade: Cavitaves
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