†Necropsittacus Milne-Edwards 1874 (parrot)
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Aves - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae
Full reference: A. Milne-Edwards. 1874. Recherches sur la faune ancienne des Iles Mascareignes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Cinquième Série, Zoologie et Paléontologie 19(3):1-31
Parent taxon: Psittaculini according to J. P. Hume 2007
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxon: Lophopsittacus
Subtaxa: Necropsittacus rodricanus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mauritius (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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