Xenavicula is an extinct genus of bird that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.
| Xenavicula Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Genus: | †Xenavicula |
| Species: | †X. pamelae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xenavicula pamelae Mayr & Kitchener, 2024 | |
Distribution
editXenavicula pamelae fossils are known from the Walton Member of the London Clay Formation.[1]
References
edit- ↑ Mayr, Gerald; Kitchener, Andrew C. (14 October 2024). "Two distinctive, but difficult-to-classify, avian species and a new trogon (Trogoniformes) from the early Eocene London Clay". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 312 (3): 309–323. Bibcode:2024NJGPA.312..309M. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2024/1216. ISSN 0077-7749. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via Schweizerbart Science Publishers.