Descriptions of all fossil Psittacopasseres (1 Viewer)

[Fred Ruhe]

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see:
Descriptions of all fossil Avialae

For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and Yandangornithiformes see:
Descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygiformes

For descriptions of all fossil Rahonaviformes see:
Descriptions of all fossil Rahonaviformes

For descriptions of all fossil Confuciusornithidae and Incertae Sedis see:
Descriptions of all fossil Confuciusornithiformes

For descriptions of all fossil Sapeornithiformes see:
Descriptions of all fossil Sapeornithiformes

For descriptions of all fossil Enantiornithes see:
Descriptions of all fossil Enantiornithes

For descriptions of all fossil Euornithes (Incertae Sedis, Vorones, Mystiornithiformes, Patagopterygiformes, Apsaraviiformes, Ambiornithiformes, Yanornithiformes -- Apatornithiformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Euornithes

The Euornithes are the sister group of the Enantiornithes. it is the clade that also incldes the modern birds. They are defined as a natural group which includes the most recent common ancestor of all avialans closer to modern birds than to Sinornis. The taxonomy follows for a lirge part...

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For descriptions of all fossil Neornithes (Palaeognathae) see:
Descriptions of all fossil Neornithes

For descriptions of all fossil Neognathae (Galloanserae, Galliformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Neognathae

All birds not mentioned so far belong to this group. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil...

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For descriptions of all fossil Anserimorphae (Gastornithiformes, Anseriformes) see:

Description of all fossil Anserimorphae

The sistergroup of the Galliformes is the Anserimorphae, several ordi that will all be given. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see...

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For descriptions of all Anserimorphae - 2 (Vegaviiformes; Odontopterygiformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Anserimorphae - 2

This thread will give the descriptions of all tje other Anserimorphae. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of...

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For descriptions of all fossil Neoaves (Gaviiformes, Podicipediformes and Phoenicopteriformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Neoaves

This thread will give give the descriptions of the next group of birds, the Subcohort of Neoaves. It insludes all birds not mentioned yet. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see...

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For descriptions of all fossil Procellariimorphae (Sphenisciformes and Procellariiformes) see:
Descriptions of all fossil Procellariimorphae

For descriptions of all fossil Stegano-Grallatores (Balaenicipitiformes, Phaethontiformes, Pelecanoformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Stegano-Grallatores

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Ciconiimorphae see:

Descriptions of all fossil Ciconiimorphae

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Terrestrornithes (Cariamiformes, Otidiformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Terrestrornithes

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Gruiformes see:

Descriptions of all fossil Gruiformes

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Ralliformes see:

Descriptions of all fossil Ralliformes

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Turniciformes see:

descriptions of all fossil Turniciformes

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Charadriiformes see:

Descriptions of all fossil Charadriiformes

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Charadriides see:

Descriptions of all fossil Charadriides

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Lari see:

Descriptions of all fossil Lari

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Dendrornithes (Accipitriformes and allies) see:

For descriptions of all fossil Dendrornithes

Don't worry, I am aware that I am not following the latest taxonomy. if I did, I would have to change my notes ever week, so feel free to use your own taxonomy. Of course you can suggest another taxonomy, but keep in mind, it must include as many fossil taxa as possible before I can do anything...

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For descriptions of all fossil Strigiformes see:

Descriptions of all fossil Strigiformes

In 2007 I was asked to compile a list of fossil Owls for the 2007 Owl Conference in Groningen, the Netherlands. This project was ment to supply everybody who attended the conference with a CD on which original description of all the extant and fossil Owls were to be found. David H. Johnson, the...

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For descriptions of all fossil Anomalogonates (Opithocomiformes, Musophagiformes, Cuculiformes, Leptosomiformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Anomalogonates

This group contains the cuculimorphae and allies. For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil...

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For descriptions of all fossil Columbiformes see:

Descriptions of all fossil Columbiformes

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/descriptions-of-all-fossil-avialae.401773/ For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and...

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For descriptions of all fossil Strisores (Caprimulgiformes, Incertae Sedis, Steatornithiformes, Podargiformes, Aegotheliformes, Apodiformes) see:
Descriptions of all fossil Strisores

For descriptions of all fossil Trogones (Coliiformes, Trogoniformes) see:

Descriptions of all fossil Trogones

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: Descriptions of all fossil Avialae For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and Yandangornithiformes see: Descriptions of all fossil...

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For descriptions of all fossil Pico-Clamatores (Upupiformes, Bucerotiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes) see:

Descriptions of al fossil Pico-Clamatores

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: Descriptions of all fossil Avialae For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and Yandangornithiformes see: Descriptions of all fossil...

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For descriptions of all fossil Telluraves (Incertae Sedis, Falconiformes) see:

Descriptions of al fossil Telluraves

For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: Descriptions of all fossil Avialae For descriptions of all fossil Archaeopterygidae, Jeholornithiformes and Yandangornithiformes see: Descriptions of all fossil...

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Enjoy,

Fred

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Divisio PSITTACOPASSERES Suh, Paus, Liefmann, Churakov, Franke, Brosius, Knegs et Schmitz, 2011
Superordo PSITTACIMORPHAE Huxley, 1867
Ordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Messelasturidae G. Mayr, 2005

Genus Tynskya G. Mayr, 2000

Tyndkya waltonensis Mayr, 2021
Gerald Mayr, 2021
A Partial Skeleton of a New Species of Tynskya Mayr, 2000 (Aves, Messelasturidae) from the London Clay Highlights the Osteological Distinctness of a Poorly Known Early Eocene "Owl/Parrot Mosaic"
PalZeitschrift

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12542-020-00541-8.pdf

Tynskya eocaena G. Mayr, 2000
Gerald Mayr, 2000
A New Raptor-like Bird from the Lower Eocene of North America and Europe
Senckenbergiana Lethaea 80: 59-65

https://www.senckenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tynskya_2000.pdf

Genus Messelastur Peters, 1994

Messelastur gratulator Peters, 1994
Dieter Stephan Peters, 1994
Messelastur gratulator n. gen. n. spec., ein Greifvogel aus der Grube Messel (Aves, Accipitridae)
Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 170: 3-9

http://www2.nrm.se/ve/birds/sape/GlobalOwlProject/Fossil_owls/Peters%201994%20Messelastur%20gratulator.pdf

Ordo PSITTACIFORMES Wagler, 1830
Subordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Vastanavidae G. Mayr, Rana, Rose, Sahni, Kumar, Sing et T. Smith, 2010

Genus Vastanavis G. Mayr, Rana, Sahni et T. Smith, 2007

Vastanavis eocaena G. Mayr, Rana, Sahni et T. Smith, 2007
Gerald Mayr, Rajendra S. Rana, Ashok Sahni & Thierry Smith, 2007
Oldest Fossil Avian Remains from the Indian Subcontinental Plate
Current Science 92: 1266-1269

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/291538810.pdf

Vastanavis cambayensis G. Mayr, Rana, Rose, Sahni, Kumar, Sing et T. Smith, 2010
Gerald Mayr, Rajendra S. Rana, Kenneth D. Rose, Ashok Sahni, Kishor Kumar, Lachham Singh & Thierry Smith, 2010
Quercypsitta-like Birds from the Early Eocene of India
(Aves, ? Psittaciformes)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30: 467-478

Sci-Hub | Quercypsitta-like birds from the early Eocene of India (Aves, ?Psittaciformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30(2), 467–478 | 10.1080/02724631003617357

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Subordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Parvordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Halcyornithidae Harrison et Walker, 1972
Colin James Oliver Harrison & Cyril Alexander Walker, 1972
The Affinities of Halcyornis from the Lower Eocene
Bulletin of the British Museum Natural History (Geology) 21: 151-169

v.21 (1972) - Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology - Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Genus Halcyornis Owen, 1846
Richard Owen, 1846
A History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds
(Aves)
London, John Van Voorst 545-558

Details - A history of British fossil mammals, and birds - Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Halcyornis toliapicus (König, 1825)
Remark: This is the first fossil bird ever named.
Charles Dietrich Eberhard König, 1825
Icones fossilium sectiles

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Genus Cyrilavis Martin, 2010
Larry Dean Martin, 2010
Paleogene Avifauna of the Holarctic
Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48: 367-374

http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201011/P020101112318452862462.pdf

Cyrilavis colburnorum Ksepka et Clarke, 2011
Daniel T. Ksepka, Julia A. Clarke & Lance Grande, 2011
Stem Parrots (Aves, Halcyornithidae) from the Green River Formation and a Combined Phylogeny of Pan-Psittaciformes
Journal of Paleontology 85: 835-852

Sci-Hub | Stem Parrots (Aves, Halcyornithidae) from the Green River Formation and a Combined Phylogeny of Pan-Psittaciformes. Journal of Paleontology, 85(5), 835–852 | 10.1666/10-108.1

Cyrilavis olsoni (Feduccia et Martin, 1976)
Alan Feduccia & Larry D. Martin, 1976
The Eocene Zygodactyl Birds of North America (Aves: Piciformes)
In Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore
ed.: Storrs. L. Olson
Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology • Number 27: 101-110
Smithsonian Institution Press City of Washington
Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore (go to view/open)

Genus Pulchrapollia Dyke et Cooper, 2000

Pulchrapollia gracilis Dyke et Cooper, 2000
Gareth J. Dyke & Joanne H. Cooper, 2000
A New Psittaciform Bird from the London Clay (Lower Eocene) of England
Palaeontology 43: 271-285

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1475-4983.00126

Genus Pseudasturides G. Mayr, 2003
Gerald Mayr, 2003
Pseudasturides n. gen., a Replacement Name for the Stam Group Parrot Pseudastur Mayr 1998 (Preoccupied by Pseudastur Blyth, 1850)
Senckenbergiana Lethaea 83: 2
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Pseudasturides macrocephalus G. Mayr, 1998
Gerald Mayr, 1998
A New Family of Eocene Zygodactyl Birds
Senckenbergiana Lethaea 78: 199-209

Sci-Hub | A new family of Eocene zygodactyl birds. Senckenbergiana Lethaea, 78(1-2), 199–209 | 10.1007/BF03042769

Genus Serudaptus G. Mayr, 2000

Serudaptus pohli G. Mayr, 2000
Gerald Mayr, 2000
New or Previously Unrecorded Avian Taxa from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Hessen, Germany)
Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Geowissenschaftiche Reihe 3: 207-219

Sci-Hub | New or previously unrecorded avian taxa from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Hessen, Germany). Fossil Record, 3(1), 207–219 | 10.1002/mmng.20000030110

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Parvordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Incertae Sedis

Genus Avolatavis Ksepka et Clarke, 2012

Avolatavis tenens Ksepka et Clarke, 2012
Daniel T. Ksepka & Julia A. Clarke, 2012
A New Stem Parrot from the Green River Formation and the Complex Evolution of the Grasping Foot in Pan-Psittaciformes
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32: 395-406

https://static.squarespace.com/static/5440102fe4b06dfc38466967/t/54594e43e4b0035690995655/1415138883956/a-new-stem-parrot-from-the-green-river-formation-and-the-complex-evolution-of-the-grasping-foot-in-pan-psittaciformes.pdf

Familia Quercypsittidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1992

Genus Quercypsitta Mourer-Chauviré, 1992

Quercypsitta sudrei Mourer-Chauviré, 1992
Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, 1992
Une Nouvelle Famille de Perroquets (Aves, Psittaciformes) dans L’Éocene Supérieur des Phosphorites du Quercy, France
Géobios Mémoire Spécial 14: 169-177

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecile-Mourer-Chauvire/publication/248615481_Une_nouvelle_famille_de_perroquets_Aves_Psittaciformes_dans_l%27Eocene_Superieur_des_phosphorites_du_Quercy_France/links/5c0e9a804585157ac1b90089/Une-nouvelle-famille-de-perroquets-Aves-Psittaciformes-dans-lEocene-Superieur-des-phosphorites-du-Quercy-France.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Quercypsitta ivani Mourer-Chauviré, 1992
Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, 1992
Une Nouvelle Famille de Perroquets (Aves, Psittaciformes) dans L’Éocene Supérieur des Phosphorites du Quercy, France
Géobios Mémoire Spécial 14: 169-177

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecile-Mourer-Chauvire/publication/248615481_Une_nouvelle_famille_de_perroquets_Aves_Psittaciformes_dans_l%27Eocene_Superieur_des_phosphorites_du_Quercy_France/links/5c0e9a804585157ac1b90089/Une-nouvelle-famille-de-perroquets-Aves-Psittaciformes-dans-lEocene-Superieur-des-phosphorites-du-Quercy-France.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Parvordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Namapsittidae Mourer-Chaviré, Pickford et Senut, 2017
Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, Martin Pickford & Brigitte Senut, 2017
New Data on Stem Group Galliformes, Charadriiformes, and Psittaciformes from the Middle Eoceen of Namibia
In: Paleontología y Evolutión de las Aves
Contribuciones del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 7: 99-131

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecile-Mourer-Chauvire/publication/328133984_New_data_on_stem_group_Galliformes_Charadriiformes_and_Psittaciformes_from_the_middle_Eocene_of_Namibia/links/5bba342c4585159e8d8bd38b/New-data-on-stem-group-Galliformes-Charadriiformes-and-Psittaciformes-from-the-middle-Eocene-of-Namibia.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Genus Namapsitta Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford et Senut, 2015

Namapsitta praeruptorum Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford et Senut, 2015
Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, Martin Pickford & Brigitte Senut, 2015
Stem Group Galliform and Stem Group Psittaciform Birds (Aves, Galliformes, Paraortygidae, and Psittaciformes, Family Incertae Sedis) from the Middle Eocene of Namibia
Journal of Ornithology 156: 275-286

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecile-Mourer-Chauvire/publication/273117309_Stem_group_galliform_and_stem_group_psittaciform_birds_Aves_Galliformes_Paraortygidae_and_Psittaciformes_family_incertae_sedis_from_the_Middle_Eocene_of_Namibia/links/55880fba08ae1dfa49d228bf/Stem-group-galliform-and-stem-group-psittaciform-birds-Aves-Galliformes-Paraortygidae-and-Psittaciformes-family-incertae-sedis-from-the-Middle-Eocene-of-Namibia.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Parvordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Incerta Sedis

Genus Mopsitta Waterhouse, Lindow, Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008

Mopsitta tanta Waterhouse, Lindow, Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008
David W. Waterhouse, Bent E. K, Lindow, Nikita V. Zelenkov & Gareth J. Dyke, 2007
Two New Fossil Parrots (Psittaciformes) from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark
Palaeontology 51: 575-582

Sci-Hub | TWO NEW PARROTS (PSITTACIFORMES) FROM THE LOWER EOCENE FUR FORMATION OF DENMARK. Palaeontology, 51(3), 575–582 | 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00777.x

 

[Jim LeNomenclatoriste]

Pseudasturides macrocephalus G. Mayr, 1998

The name must be enclosed in parentheses because the new replacement name 😊

 

[Fred Ruhe]

The name must be enclosed in parentheses because the new replacement name 😊

Sorry, my mistake.

Pseudasturides macrocephalus (G. Mayr, 1998)

Fred

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Superordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Psittacopedidae G. Mayr, 2015
Gerald Mayr, 2015
A Reassesment of Eocene Parrotlike Fossils Indicate a Previously Undetected Radiation of Zygodactyl Stem Group Representatives of Passerines (Passeriformes)
Zoologica Scripta 44: 587-602

Sci-Hub | A reassessment of Eocene parrotlike fossils indicates a previously undetected radiation of zygodactyl stem group representatives of passerines (Passeriformes). Zoologica Scripta, 44(6), 587–602 | 10.1111/zsc.12128

Genus Psittacopes G. Mayr et Daniels, 1998

Psittacopes lepidus G. Mayr et Daniels, 1998
Gerald Mayr & Michael Daniels, 1998
Eocene Parrots from Messel (Hessen, Germany) and the London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, England)
Senckenbergiana Lethaea 78: 157-177

Sci-Hub | Eocene parrots from Messel (Hessen, Germany) and the London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, England). Senckenbergiana Lethaea, 78(1-2), 157–177 | 10.1007/BF03042767

Genus Pumiliornis G. Mayr, 1999

Pumiliornis tessellatus G. Mayr, 1999
Gerald Mayr, 1999
Pumiliornis tessellatus n. gen. n. sp., A New Enigmatic Bird from the Middle Eocene of Grube Messel (Hessen, Germany)
Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 216: 75-83

https://www.senckenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/pumiliornis.pdf

Genus Eofringillirostrum Ksepka, G. Mayr et Grande, 2019

Eofringillirostrum boudreauxi Ksepka, Grande et G. Mayr, 2019
Daniel T. Ksepka, Lance Grande & Gerald Mayr, 2019.
Oldest Finch-Beaked Birds Reveal Parallel Ecological Radiations in the Earliest Evolution of Passerines
Current Biology 29: 1-7

Sci-Hub | | 10.1016/j.cub.2018.12.040

Eofringillirostrum parvulum G. Mayr, Ksepka et Grande, 2019
Daniel T. Ksepka, Lance Grande & Gerald Mayr, 2019.
Oldest Finch-Beaked Birds Reveal Parallel Ecological Radiations in the Earliest Evolution of Passerines
Current Biology 29: 1-7

Sci-Hub | | 10.1016/j.cub.2018.12.040

Genus Morsoravis Bertelli, Lindow, Dyke et Chiappe, 2010

Morsoravis sedilis Bertelli, Lindow, Dyke et Chiappe, 2010
Sara Bertelli, Bent E. K. Lindow, Gareth J. Dyke & Luis M. Chiappe, 2010
A Well-preserved ‘Charadriiform-like’ Fossil Bird from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark
Palaeontology 53: 507-531

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara-Bertelli/publication/227956256_A_well-preserved_%27Charadriiform-like%27_fossil_bird_from_the_Early_Eocene_Fur_Formation_of_Denmark/links/5a90456a0f7e9ba4296b93a0/A-well-preserved-Charadriiform-like-fossil-bird-from-the-Early-Eocene-Fur-Formation-of-Denmark.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Genus Parapsittacopes G. Mayr, 2021

Parapsittacopes bergdahli G. Mayr, 2021
Gerald Mayr, 2021
A Remarkably Complete Skeleton from the London Clay Provides Insights into the Morphology and Diversity of Early Eocene Zygodactyl Near-Passerine Birds
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
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[Fred Ruhe]

Superordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Zygodactylidae Brodkorb, 1971
Pierce Brodkorb, 1971
Catalogue of Fossil Birds. Part 4 (Columbiformes through Piciformes)
Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 15: 163-266

http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/uf%3A40247#page/167/mode/1up

Genus Primoscens Harrison et Walker, 1977

Primoscens minutus Harrison et Walker, 1977
Colin James Oliver Harrison & Cyril Alexander Walker, 1977
Birds of the British Lower Eocene
Tertiary Research Special Papers 3: 1-52 + 11
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Genus Eozygodactylus Weidig, 2010

Eozygodactylus americanus Weidig, 2010
Ilka Weidig, 2010
New Birds from the Lower Eocene Green River Formation, North America
Records of the Australian Museum 62: 29-44

https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/18085/1544_complete.pdf

Genus Primozygodactylus G. Mayr, 1998

Primozygodactylus danielsi G. Mayr, 1998
Gerald Mayr, 1998
"Coraciiforme" und "Piciforme" Kleinvögel aus dem Mittel-Eozän der Grube Messel (Hessen, Deutsch-land)
Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 205: 1-101
I have the book as a pdf, but it is too big to upload, so you can ask me for a copy.

Primozygodactylus major G. Mayr, 1998
Gerald Mayr, 1998
"Coraciiforme" und "Piciforme" Kleinvögel aus dem Mittel-Eozän der Grube Messel (Hessen, Deutsch-land)
Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 205: 1-101
I have the book as a pdf, but it is too big to upload, so you can ask me for a copy.

? Primozygodactylus ballmanni G. Mayr, 1998
Gerald Mayr, 1998
"Coraciiforme" und "Piciforme" Kleinvögel aus dem Mittel-Eozän der Grube Messel (Hessen, Deutsch-land)
Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 205: 1-101
I have the book as a pdf, but it is too big to upload, so you can ask me for a copy.

Primozygodactylus quintus G. Mayr, 2016
Gerald Mayr, 2016
New Species of Primozygodactylus from Messel and the Ecomorphology and Evolutionary significance of Early Eocene Zygodactylid Birds (Aves, Zygodactylidae)
Historical Biology 29: 875-884

Sci-Hub | New species of Primozygodactylus from Messel and the ecomorphology and evolutionary significance of early Eocene zygodactylid birds (Aves, Zygodactylidae). Historical Biology, 29(7), 875–884 | 10.1080/08912963.2016.1261135

Primozygodactylus longbrachium G. Mayr, 2016
Gerald Mayr, 2016
New Species of Primozygodactylus from Messel and the Ecomorphology and Evolutionary significance of Early Eocene Zygodactylid Birds (Aves, Zygodactylidae)
Historical Biology 29: 875-884

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Primozygodactylus eunjooae G. Mayr et Zelenkov, 2009
Gerald Mayr & Nikita Zelenkov, 2009
New Specimens of Zygodactylid Birds from the Middle Eocene of Messel, with Description of a New Species of Primozygodactylus
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54: 15-20

http://app.pan.pl/archive/published/app54/app54-015.pdf

Genus Zygodactylus Ballmann 1969

Zygodactylus grandei N. A. Smith, DeBee et Clarke, 2018
Neil Adam Smith, Aj M. DeBee & Julia A. Clarke, 2018
Systematics and Phylogeny of the Zygodactylidae (Aves, Neognathae) with Description of a New Species from the Early Eocene of Wyoming, USA
PeerJ 6: e4950

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325975191_Systematics_and_phylogeny_of_the_Zygodactylidae_Aves_Neognathae_with_description_of_a_new_species_from_the_early_Eocene_of_Wyoming_USA/fulltext/5b3126ef4585150d23d03b97/Systematics-and-phylogeny-of-the-Zygodactylidae-Aves-Neognathae-with-description-of-a-new-species-from-the-early-Eocene-of-Wyoming-USA.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Zygodactylus ochlurus Hieronymus, Waugh et Clarke, 2019
Tobin L. Hieronymus, David A, Waugh & Julia QA. Clarke, 2019
A New Zygodactylid Species Indicates the Persistence of Stem Passerines into the Early Oligocene in North America
BMC evolutionary Biology 2018 19: 3

https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12862-018-1319-6.pdf

Zygodactylus luberonensis G. Mayr, 2008
Gerald Mayr, 2008
Phylogenetic Affinities of the Enigmatic Avian Taxon Zygodactylus Based on New Material from the Early Oligocene of France
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6: 333-344

Sci-Hub | Phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic avian taxonzygodactylusbased on new material from the early oligocene of France. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 6(3), 333–344 | 10.1017/S1477201907002398

Zygodactylus ignotus Ballmann, 1969
Peter Ballmann, 1969
Die Vögel aus der Altburdigalen Spaltenfüllung von Wintershof (West) bei Eichstätt in Bayern
Zitteliana 1: 5-60

https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zitteliana_1_0005-0060.pdf

Zygodactylus grivensis Ballmann, 1969
Peter Ballmann, 1969
Les Oiseaux Miocènes de la Grive-Saint-Alban (Isère)
Géobios 2: 157-204

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Subordo PSITTACI Wagler, 1830
Superfamilia STRIGOPOIDEA C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1849
Familia Incertae Sedis

Genus Heracles Worthy, Hand, Archer, Scofield et De Pietri, 2019

Heracles inexpectatus Worthy, Hand, Archer, Scofield et De Pietri, 2019
Trevor Henry Worthy, Suzanne J. Hand, Michael Archer, R. Paul Scofield & Vanesa de Pietri, 2019
Evidence for a Giant Parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand
Biology Letters 15: 20190467

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0467

Familia Nestoridae C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1849

Genus Nelepsittacus Worthy, Tennyson et Scofield, 2011

Nelepsittacus minimus Worthy, Tennyson et Scofield, 2011
Trevor H. Worthy, Alan J. D. Tennyson & R. Paul Scofield, 2011
An Early Miocene Diversity of Parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31: 1102-1116

Sci-Hub | An early Miocene diversity of parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31(5), 1102–1116 | 10.1080/02724634.2011.595857

Nelepsittacus donmertoni Worthy, Tennyson et Scofield, 2011
Trevor H. Worthy, Alan J. D. Tennyson & R. Paul Scofield, 2011
An Early Miocene Diversity of Parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31: 1102-1116

Sci-Hub | An early Miocene diversity of parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31(5), 1102–1116 | 10.1080/02724634.2011.595857

Nelepsittacus daphneleeae Worthy, Tennyson et Scofield, 2011
Trevor H. Worthy, Alan J. D. Tennyson & R. Paul Scofield, 2011
An Early Miocene Diversity of Parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31: 1102-1116

Sci-Hub | An early Miocene diversity of parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31(5), 1102–1116 | 10.1080/02724634.2011.595857

Genus Nestor Lesson, 1830

Nestor chathamensis Wood, Mitchell, Scofield et Tennyson, 2014
Jamie R. Wood, Kieren J. Mitchell, R. Paul Scofield, Alan J. D. Tennyson, Andrew E. Fidler, Janet M. Wilmshurst, Bastien Llamas & Alan Cooper, 2014
An Extinct Nestorid Parrot (Aves, Psittaciformes, Nestoridae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 172: 185-199

Sci-Hub | An extinct nestorid parrot (Aves, Psittaciformes, Nestoridae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 172(1), 185–199 | 10.1111/zoj.12164

Superfamilia PSITTACOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815
Familia Psittacidae Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamilia Psittacinae Rafinesque, 1815

Genus Mogontiacopsitta G. Mayr, 2010

Mogontiacopsitta miocaena G. Mayr, 2010
Gerald Mayr, 2010
Mousebirds (Coliiformes), Parrots (Psittaciformes), and Other Small Birds from the Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of the Mainz Basin, Germany
Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontolgie, Abhandlungen 258(2): 129-144

Sci-Hub | Mousebirds (Coliiformes), parrots (Psittaciformes), and other small birds from the late Oligocene/early Miocene of the Mainz Basin, Germany. Neues Jahrbuch Für Geologie Und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen, 258(2), 129–144 | 10.1127/0077-7749/2

Genus Xenopsitta Mlíkovský, 1998

Xenopsitta fejfari Mlíkovský, 1998
Jirí Mlíkovský, 1998
A New Parrot (Aves (Psittacidae) from the Early Miocene of the Czech Republic
Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 62: 335-341
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Genus Khwenena Manegold, 2012

Khwenena leopoldinae Manegold, 2012
Albrecht Manegold, 2012
Two New Parrot Species (Psittaciformes) from the Early Pliocene of Langebaanweg, South Africa, and Their Palaeoecological Implications
The Ibis 155 (for 2013): 127-139

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Subfamilia Psittacinae Genus et Species Incertae Sedis

Genus " Psittacus"

Psittacus lartetianus Milne-Edwards, 1872
Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1872
Recherches sur les Oiseaux Fossiles
Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris) 74: 1030-1034
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Subfamilia Arinae G. R. Gray, 1840
Tribus Arini G. R. Gray, 1840

Genus Rhynchopsitta C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1854

Rhynchopsitta phillipsi Rea, 1997
Amadeo M. Rea, 1997
The Indeterminate Parrot of Nuevo León
in: A. R. Phillips & R. W. Dickerman (comp.): The Era of Allan R. Phillips; a Festschrift
Alberquerque, New Mexico, Horizon Communications, Robert Dickerman: 167-176

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/Rea.pdf

Genus Cyanoliseus C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1854

Cyanoliseus patagonopsis Acosta Hospitaleche et Tambussi, 2006
Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche & Claudia Tambussi, 2006
Cyanoliseus patagonopsis nov. sp. (Aves, Psittaciformes) del Pleistoceno de Punta Hermengo, Provincia de Buenos Aires
Ameghiniana 43: 249-253

View of Cyanoliseuspatagonopsis nov. sp. (Aves, Psittaciformes) del Pleistoceno de Punta Hermengo, provincia de Buenos Aires

www.ameghiniana.org.ar

Cyanoliseus ensenadensis (Cattoi, 1957)
Noemi Cattoi, 1957
Contribución al Estudio de la Avifauna Extinguida del
Pleistoceno de la República Argentina
Ameghiniana 1: 17-24
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Genus Conuropsis Salvadori, 1891

Conuropsis fratercula Wetmore, 1926
Alexander Wetmore, 1926
Descriptions of Additional Fossil Birds from the Miocene of Nebraska
American Museum Novitates 211: 1-5
Descriptions of additional fossil birds from the Miocene of Nebraska. American Museum novitates ; no. 211 (go to view/open)

Genus Nandayus C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1854

Nandayus vorohuensis Tonni et Noriega, 1996
Eduardo P. Tonni & Jorge Noriega, 1996
Uno Nova Especie de Nandayus Bonaparte, 1854. (Aves: Psittaciformes) del Plioceno Tardio de Argentina
Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 69(1): 97-104

http://rchn.biologiachile.cl/pdfs/1996/1/Tonni_&_Noriega_1996.pdf

Genus Aratinga Spix, 1824

Aratinga roosevelti (Spillman, 1942)
Franz Spillman, 1942
Contribución al Conocimiento de Fósiles Nuevos de la Avifauna Ecuatoriana en el Pleistoceno de Santa Elena
Proceedings of the Eighth American Scientific Congress, Washington 4: 375-389
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Genus Ara Lacépède, 1799

Ara autocthones Wetmore, 1937
Alexander Wetmore, 1937
Ancient Records of Birds from the Island of St. Croix with Observations on Extinct and Living Birds of Puerto Rico
Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 21(1): 5-16
See attachment 1
Remark: For the spelling of the name of the species see:

Ara autocthones

A question for the nomenclaturists under us: Yesterday I received after a very long search a 1937 paper by Alexander Wetmore from a dear friend. In it he describes a left tibiotarsus from St. Croix as a new species of Ara: and calls it Ara autocthones. Sp. nov. He uses this name throughout the...

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Ara "wetmorei" Hargrave, 1970
Lyndon L. Hargrave, 1970
Mexican Macaws
Comparative Osteology and Survey of Remains from the Southwest
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona 20: 1-67
See attachment 2
Remarks: This is, of course a Nomen Nudum but see

Ara autocthones

A question for the nomenclaturists under us: Yesterday I received after a very long search a 1937 paper by Alexander Wetmore from a dear friend. In it he describes a left tibiotarsus from St. Croix as a new species of Ara: and calls it Ara autocthones. Sp. nov. He uses this name throughout the...

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and

Mexican Macaws

Lyndon L. Hargrave, 1970 Mexican Macaws: Comparative Osteology and Survey of Remains from the Southwest Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona 20 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/bitstream/10150/595459/1/978-0-8165-0212-7-web.pdf Fragment of the introduction: The...

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Familia Psittaculidae Vigors, 1825
Subfamilia Psittaculinae Vigors, 1825
Tribus Incertae Sedis

Genus Pararallus Lambrecht, 1933

Pararallus dispar (Milne-Edwards, 1871)
Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1869-1871
Recherches Anatomiques et Paléontologiques pour Servir à l’Histoire des Oiseaux Fossiles de la France
Tomé 2
Atlas Tomé Sécond Planches 97 à 200
Paris, Victor Masson et Fils 632 pg. + plates

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Genus Bavaripsitta G. Mayr et Göhlich, 2004

Bavaripsitta ballmanni G. Mayr et Göhlich, 2004
Gerald Mayr & Ursula B. Göhlich, 2004
A New Parrot from the Miocene of Germany, with Comments on the Variation of Hypotarsus Morphology in Some Psittaciformes
Belgian Journal of Zoology 134: 47-54

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ursula-Goehlich-2/publication/297461183_A_new_parrot_from_the_Miocene_of_Germany_with_comments_on_the_variation_of_hypotarsus_morphology_in_some_Psittaciformes/links/5cd9601692851c4eab9a4710/A-new-parrot-from-the-Miocene-of-Germany-with-comments-on-the-variation-of-hypotarsus-morphology-in-some-Psittaciformes.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Tribus Psittaculini Vigors, 1825

Genus Archaeopsittacus Lambrecht, 1933
Kàlmàn Lambrecht, 1933
Handbuch der Palaeornithologie
Gebrüder Borntraeger, Berlin, 1024 pg.

Handbuch der Palaeontologie

Digitized object from The Utrecht University Library Special Collections.

objects.library.uu.nl

Archaeopsittacus verreauxi (Milne-Edwards, 1871)
Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1869-1871
Recherches Anatomiques et Paléontologiques pour Servir à l’Histoire des Oiseaux Fossiles de la France Tomé 2
Atlas Tomé Sécond Planches 97 à 200
Paris, Victor Masson et Fils 632 pg. + plates

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Genus Eclectus Wagler, 1832

Eclectus infectus Steadman, 2006
David W. Steadman, 2006
A New Species of Extinct Parrot (Psittacidae: Eclectus) from Tonga and Vanuatu, South Pacific
Pacific Science 60: 137-145

https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/22554/vol60n1-137-145.pdf

Tribus Agapornini Salvin, 1882

Genus Agapornis Selby, 1836

Agapornis attenboroughi Manegold, 2012
Albrecht Manegold, 2012
Two New Parrot Species (Psittaciformes) from the early Pliocene of Langebaanweg, South Africa, and Their Palaeoecological Implications
The Ibis 155 (voor 2013): 127-139

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Agapornis atlanticus Mourer-Chauviré et Geraads, 2010
Cécille Mourer-Chauviré & Denis Geraads, 2010
The Upper Pliocene Avifauna of Ahl al Oughlam, Morocco. Systematics and Biogeography
Records of the Australian Museum 62: 157-184

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecile-Mourer-Chauvire/publication/228341084_The_Upper_Pliocene_Avifauna_of_Ahl_al_Oughlam_Morocco_Systematics_and_Biogeography/links/0fcfd50f80a866d4fe000000/The-Upper-Pliocene-Avifauna-of-Ahl-al-Oughlam-Morocco-Systematics-and-Biogeography.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Tribus Loriini Selby, 1836

Genus Vini Lesson, 1831

Vini sinotoi Steadman et Zarriello, 1987
David W. Steadman & Marie C. Zarriello, 1987
Two New Species of Parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) From Archeolgical Sites in the Marquesas Islands
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wahington 100: 518-528

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Vini vidivici Steadman et Zarriello, 1987
David W. Steadman & Marie C. Zarriello, 1987
Two New Species of Parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) From Archeolgical Sites in the Marquesas Islands
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wahington 100: 518-528

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This ends the Psittaciformes, next are the Passeriformes

Enjoy,

Fred

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Insert after Familia Psittacopedidae G. Mayr, 2015:

Genus Psittacomimus Mayr et Kitchener, 2022

Psittacomimus eos Mayr et Kitchener, 2022
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2022
Psittacopedids and zygodactylids: The diverse and species-rich psittacopasserine birds from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08912963.2022.2141629?needAccess=true

Insert after Psittacopes lepiudus Mayr et Daniels 1998:

?Psittacopes Mayr and Daniels, 1998

?Psittacopes occidentalis Mayr et Kitchener, 2022
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2022
Psittacopedids and zygodactylids: The diverse and species-rich psittacopasserine birds from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08912963.2022.2141629?needAccess=true

Insert after Primoscens minutus Harrison and Walker, 1977

Primoscens carolinae Mayr et Kitchener, 2022
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2022
Psittacopedids and zygodactylids: The diverse and species-rich psittacopasserine birds from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08912963.2022.2141629?needAccess=true

Insert after Vini vidivici Steadman et Zarriello, 1987

Parapasseres incertae sedis
Minutornis Mayr et Kitchener, 2022

Minutornis primoscenoides Mayr et Kitchener, 2022
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2022
Psittacopedids and zygodactylids: The diverse and species-rich psittacopasserine birds from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08912963.2022.2141629?needAccess=true

Fred

 

[jts1882]

I have a couple of questions.

In the Mayr & Kitchener (2022) paper they decribe Minutornis as Parapasseres incertae sedis, yet Fig 11B shows Minutornis as sister to Parapasseres. Have they expanded Parapasseres or should it be Psittacopasseres incertae sedis?

Also is Psittacopasseres the same as Psittacopasserae as proposed by Suh et al (2011) or is the former a broader group including fossils.

 

[Fred Ruhe]

I think these are questions you have to ask the authors.

Fred

 

[jts1882]

Thank-you. I was hoping l'd missed or misunderstood something in the paper.

I can now answer the second one, though. Psittacopasseres: is the emended form. In Mayr's Paleogene Fossil Birds, there is a chapter on Psittacopasseres, which says:

... all current molecular data sets congruently support a sister group relationship between the Psittaciformes and the Passeriformes (Hackett et al. 2008; Suh et al. 2011; Yuri et al. 2013; Jarvis et al. 2014; Prum et al. 2015; Kuhl et al. 2021). The clade including these two latter taxa was termed Psittacopasserae (Suh et al. 2011), which is here emended to the grammatically correct name Psittacopasseres.

I assume this is a Greek/Latin issue.

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Insert before Familia Zygodactylidae Brodkorb, 1971:

Familia Morsoravidae Mayr et Kitchener, 2023.
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
A new fossil from the London Clay documents the convergent origin of a “mousebird-like” tarsometatarsus in an early Eocene near-passerine bird
Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 68 (X): xxx–xxx, 202
https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app68/app010492022.pdf

Transfer Genus Morsoravis Bertelli, Lindow, Dyke et Chiappe, 2010 with the included species to the Familia Morsoravidae Mayr et Kitchener, 2023.
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
A new fossil from the London Clay documents the convergent origin of a “mousebird-like” tarsometatarsus in an early Eocene near-passerine bird
Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 68 (X): xxx–xxx, 202
https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app68/app010492022.pdf

Transfer Genus Pumiliornis Mayr, 1999 with the included species to the Familia Morsoravidae Mayr et Kitchener, 2023.
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
A new fossil from the London Clay documents the convergent origin of a “mousebird-like” tarsometatarsus in an early Eocene near-passerine bird
Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 68 (X): xxx–xxx, 202
https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app68/app010492022.pdf

Insert after Pumiliornis Mayr, 1999:

Genus Sororavis Mayr et Kitchener, 2023.
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
A new fossil from the London Clay documents the convergent origin of a “mousebird-like” tarsometatarsus in an early Eocene near-passerine bird
Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 68 (X): xxx–xxx, 202
https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app68/app010492022.pdf

Sororavis solitarius Mayr et Kitchener, 2023.
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
A new fossil from the London Clay documents the convergent origin of a “mousebird-like” tarsometatarsus in an early Eocene near-passerine bird
Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 68 (X): xxx–xxx, 202
https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app68/app010492022.pdf

Fred

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Include in the Familia Vastanavidae G. Mayr, Rana, Rose, Sahni, Kumar, Sing et T. Smith, 2010 the genera Vastanavis Mayr, Rana, Sahni et T. Smith, 2007; Eurofluvioviridavis Mayr, 2005;
Avolatavis Ksepka et Clarke, 2012

Insert after Avolatavis tenens Ksepka et Clarke, 2012:

Avolatavis europaeus Mayr et Kitchener, 2023.
Gerald Mayr and Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
The Vastanavidae and Messelasturidae (Aves) from the early Eocene
London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Neues Jahrbuch f:ur Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen
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Insert after Tynskya eocaena G. Mayr, 2000Tynskya crassitarsus sp. nov.

Tynskya crassitarsus Mayr et Kitchener, 2023
Gerald Mayr and Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
The Vastanavidae and Messelasturidae (Aves) from the early Eocene
London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Neues Jahrbuch f:ur Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen
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Tynskya brevitarsus Mayr et Kitchener, 2023
Gerald Mayr and Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
The Vastanavidae and Messelasturidae (Aves) from the early Eocene
London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Neues Jahrbuch f:ur Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen
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Fred

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Insert after Pulchrapollia gracilis Dyke et Cooper, 2000

?Pulchrapollia eximia Mayr et Kitchener. 2023
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener. 2023
The Halcyornithidae from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK): A species complex of Paleogene arboreal birds
Geobios 2023
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?Pulchrapollia tenuipes Mayr et Kitchener. 2023
Gerald Mayr & Andrew C. Kitchener. 2023
The Halcyornithidae from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK): A species complex of Paleogene arboreal birds
Geobios 2023
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