Fluvioviridavis Explained

Fluvioviridavis is an extinct genus of bird from the Early Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming (United States) and London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.[1] There are three known species: F. platyrhamphus from the Green River and F. michaeldanielsi and F. nazensis from the London Clay. Fluvioviridavis is the only genus currently named in the monotypic family Fluvioviridavidae.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Nesbitt . S. J. . Ksepka . D. T. . Clarke . J. A. . Iwaniuk . Andrew . Podargiform Affinities of the Enigmatic Fluvioviridavis platyrhamphus and the Early Diversification of Strisores ("Caprimulgiformes" + Apodiformes) . 10.1371/journal.pone.0026350 . PLOS ONE . 6 . 11 . e26350 . 2011 . 22140427. 3227577 . 2011PLoSO...626350N . free .
  2. Mayr . Gerald . Kitchener . Andrew C. . 2024-06-07 . The non-apodiform Strisores (potoos, nightjars and allied birds) from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze . Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments . en . 10.1007/s12549-024-00610-9 . 1867-1594. free .

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