Picavus
Appearance
Picavus litencicensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | †Picavidae Mayr& Gregorová, 2012 |
Genus: | †Picavus Mayr & Gregorová, 2012 |
Species: | †P. litencicensis
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Binomial name | |
†Picavus litencicensis Mayr & Gregorová, 2012
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Picavus litencicensisis an extinctbirdin the orderPiciformes.It existed during theRupelian(earlyOligocene) in what is now theCzech Republic.It was described byGerald MayrandRůžena Gregorováin 2012, and is the only species in the familyPicavidae.[1]
References
[edit]- ^Gerald Mayr and Růžena Gregorová (2012). "A tiny stem group representative of Pici (Aves, Piciformes) from the early Oligocene of the Czech Republic".Paläontologische Zeitschrift.86(3): 333–343.doi:10.1007/s12542-012-0133-5.S2CID83973084.