Pseudoseisuropsis Explained

Pseudoseisuropsis is a genus of extinct birds in the ovenbird family from the Pleistocene of Argentina and Uruguay. The genus was described in 1991 based on disarticulated skeletal elements and a nearly-complete skull.^[1] Although originally believed to be closely related to the extant genus Pseudoseisura, phylogenetic analyses suggested a more basal origin within the family.^{[2] [3]}

Species

• Pseudoseisuropsis nehuen Noriega, 1991
• Pseudoseisuropsis cuelloi Claramunt & Rinderknecht, 2005
• Pseudoseisuropsis wintu Stefanini et al., 2016

Notes and References

1. Jorge I. . Noriega . 1991 . Un Nuevo Género de Furnariidae (Aves: Passeriformes) del Pleistoceno Inferior-Medio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina . Ameghiniana . 28 . 317–323 .
2. Claramunt. Santiago. Rinderknecht. Andrés. A new fossil furnariid from the Pleistocene of Uruguay, with remarks on nasal type, cranial kinetics, and relationships of the extinct genus Pseudoseisuropsis. The Condor. 107. 1. 2005. 114. 0010-5422. 10.1650/7499. 85702253 . free.
3. Stefanini. M. Ignacio. Gómez. Raúl O.. Tambussi. Claudia P.. A new species of the Pleistocene furnariid Pseudoseisuropsis (Aves, Passeriformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36. 3. 2016. e1100630. 0272-4634. 10.1080/02724634.2016.1100630. 87281054 . 11336/44149. free.