Eofringillirostrum Ksepka et al. 2019 (bird)

Aves - Psittacopedidae

Full reference: D. T. Ksepka, L. Grande, and G. Mayr. 2019. Oldest Finch-Beaked Birds Reveal Parallel Ecological Radiations in the Earliest Evolution of Passerines. Current Biology 29:657-663

Parent taxon: Psittacopedidae according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2019

See also Mayr 2022

Sister taxa: Parapsittacopes, Psittacomimus, Psittacopes, Pumiliornis

Subtaxa: Eofringillirostrum boudreauxi Eofringillirostrum parvulum

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Type: Eofringillirostrum boudreauxi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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