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Eutreptodactylus
Temporal range: Paleocene (Itaboraian)
~58.7–48.6 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Genus:
†Eutreptodactylus
Baird and Vickers-Rich 1997
Species

Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis
Baird and Vickers-Rich 1997

Eutreptodactylus is a extinct genus of insectivorous bird known from the Paleocene period (Itaboraian) of Brazil, it was probably the most primitive member of the order Cuculiformes. Fossils have been found at São José de Itaborai.[1]

References

  1. ^ Eutreptodactylus at Fossilworks.org

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