Paraprefica
Extinct genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paraprefica is an extinct genus of potoo (family Nyctibiidae) from the middle Eocene (c. 48 million years ago). Its fossil remains have been found in the Messel pit at Messel, Germany.
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Paraprefica | |
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Fossil from Messel, Germany | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Nyctibiiformes |
Family: | Nyctibiidae |
Subfamily: | †Parapreficinae Costa, Silviera, James, Posso & Donatelli, 2021 |
Genus: | †Paraprefica G. Mayr, 2005 |
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Paraprefica major | |
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