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Eocypselus vincenti

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Eocypselus vincenti
Temporal range: 55.8–48.6 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Eocypselidae
Genus: Eocypselus
Species:
E. vincenti
Binomial name
Eocypselus vincenti
Harrison, 1984

Eocypselus vincenti is an extinct species of prehistoric bird believed to be the ancestors of modern hummingbirds and swifts within the family Eocypselidae.[1][2] It is known from the Fur Formation in the early Eocene of Denmark.[3] It was described from a wing and pectoral bone from an individual found in the London Clay formation. The genus Eocypselus is thought to represent the earliest divergence between Apodiformes in hummingbirds and swifts.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reappraisal of Eocypselus—a stem group apodiform from the early Eocene of Northern Europe" (PDF). www.senckenberg.de. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ "Eocypselus vincenti Harrison, 1984". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Eocypselus vincenti". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.