Parapsittacopes bergdahli Mayr 2020 (bird)

Aves - Psittacopedidae

Full reference: G. Mayr. 2020. 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 18(22):1891-1906

Belongs to Parapsittacopes according to G. Mayr 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMF Av 653, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Walton-on-the-Naze, Ypresian, which is in a Ypresian marginal marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Walton-on-the-Naze, Ypresian

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