†Rupelramphastoides knopfi Mayr 2005 (bird)
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Full reference: G. Mayr. 2005. A tiny barbet-like bird from the Lower Oligocene of Germany: the smallest species and earliest substantial fossil record of the Pici (woodpeckers and allies). The Auk 122(4):1055-1063
Belongs to Rupelramphastoides according to G. Mayr 2006
See also Mayr 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMF Av 500a+b, a partial skeleton (disarticulated skeleton lacking skull, furcula, sternum, right foot, and tail vertebrae). Its type locality is Frauenweiler, which is in a Rupelian estuary/bay claystone in Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Frauenweiler
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