Information about Quercypsittidae
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Quercypsitta[1] is a genus of prehistoric bird from the Late Eocene (c.37-34 mya) Quercy phosphorites in France.
Known from rather fragmentary remains (some foot and wing bones for the type species Q. sudrei, three coracoids for the species Q. ivani), it was described as a parrot sufficiently distinct to be included in its own family, the Quercypsittidae. These birds apparently formed an early offshoot of the parrots which spread to Europe and became extinct in the Miocene at latest. This coincided with a period of global cooling, when their relatives - the ancestors of the African and Asian parrots known today - had in the meantime settled the warmer areas south of the Quercypsittidae's distribution.
The genus Palaeopsittacus is sometimes included in the Quercypsittidae, but it is not certain that this bird was indeed a parrot (Dyke & Cooper 2000).
References
- Dyke, Gareth J. & Cooper Joanne H. (2000): A new psittaciform bird from the London Clay (Lower Eocene) of England. Palaeontology 43(2): 271-285. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00126 (HTML abstract)
- Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile (1992): Une nouvelle famille de Perroquets (Aves, Psittaciformes) dans l'Eocène supérieur des Phosphorites du Quercy. Geobios, Mémoire Spécial 14: 169-177.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830
Systematics
(but see below)
Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
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Wagler, 1830
Systematics
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Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
- Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
- Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
- Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)
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Quercy (pronounced /kɛʀsi/ in French; pronunciation ) (Occitan: Carcin
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
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"La Marseillaise"
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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830
Systematics
(but see below)
Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
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Wagler, 1830
Systematics
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Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
- Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
- Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
- Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)
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