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Eocypselus

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Eocypselus
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: †Eocypselidae
Genus: †Eocypselus
Harrison, 1984

Eocypselus is an genus of prehistoric birds believed to be ancestral to modern hummingbirds and swifts.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ Mayr, G. (2010). Reappraisal of Eocypselus – a stem group representative of apodiform birds from the early Eocene of Northern Europe. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 90: 395-403.
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