†Eocypselus vincenti Harrison 1984 (swift)
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Aves - Apodiformes - Eocypselidae
Full reference: C. J. O. Harrison. 1984. A revision of the fossil swifts (Vertebrata, Aves, suborder, Apodi), with descriptions of three new genera and two new species. Mededelingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie 21(4):157-177
Belongs to Eocypselus according to G. Mayr 2005
See also Harrison 1984 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxon: Eocypselus rowei
Type specimen: BMNH A 5429, a set of postcrania (associated left humerus, incomplete right humerus, left coracoid, incomplete left ulna, left radius)
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fur Formation (Eocene of Denmark)
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