Eotrogon

Eotrogon
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus:
Species:
E. stenorhynchus
Binomial name
Eotrogon stenorhynchus
Mayr et. al., 2023

Eotrogon is an extinct genus of trogon that inhabited England during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species E. stenorhynchus.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mayr, Gerald; De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Kitchener, Andrew C. (5 May 2023). "Narrow-beaked trogons from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)". Journal of Ornithology. 164 (4): 749–764. Bibcode:2023JOrni.164..749M. doi:10.1007/s10336-023-02071-x. ISSN 2193-7192.


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