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Palaeophoyx
Taxonomy
Palaeophoyx was named by McCoy (1963). Its type is Palaeophoyx columbiana.
It was assigned to Ardeidae by McCoy (1963).
It was assigned to Ardeidae by McCoy (1963).
Species
P. columbiana (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Palaeophoyx McCoy |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. J. McCoy 1963 | Referable to the subfamily Ardeinae due to greater rounding and internal projection of the internal surface of the coraco-humeral
area than found in the Botaurinae. Coracoid readily separable from that of other genera of this subfamily by the following: the excavated area beneath the furcular facet and directly above the procoracoid process has an inclination of approximately 21 degrees to a horizontal reference plane with which the sternal end is at a right angle (inclination in other genera approximates 32 to 38 degrees); shaft relatively narrow, with lower half bowed caudally and the area immediately above internal distal angle less rounded. |