Two new parrots (Psittaciformes) from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark

David Waterhouse; Bent Erik Kramer Lindow; Nikita Zelenkov; Gareth Dyke

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00777.x

Two new parrots (Psittaciformes) from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark

Bidragets oversatte titel: To nye papegøjer (Psitttaciformes) fra den Nedre Eocæne Fur Formation i Danmark

David Waterhouse, Bent Erik Kramer Lindow, Nikita Zelenkov, Gareth Dyke

19 Citationer (Scopus)

3110 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

To nye fossile papegøjer fra det nedre eocæne 'Moler' (Fur Formationen) i Danmark (c. 54 mio. år) beskrives. Et unavngivent stykke placeres i den uddøde familie af stamgruppe papegøjer, Pseudasturidae (slægt og art incertae sedis), mens en anden (Mopsitta tanta ny slægt og art) er den størst kendte fossile papegøje til dato. Begge stykker er de første beskrevne fossiler af deres art fra Danmark. Selvom Mopsitta fylogenetiske position er uklar (den klassificeres som familien incertae sedis), er den tættere på nulevende Psittacidae end til nogle andre kendte palæogene papegøjer og kan derfor repræsentere den ældst kendte kronegruppe papegøje.
Udgivelsesdato: 15. maj

Bidragets oversatte titel	To nye papegøjer (Psitttaciformes) fra den Nedre Eocæne Fur Formation i Danmark
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Palaeontology
Vol/bind	51
Udgave nummer	3
Sider (fra-til)	575-582
Antal sider	8
ISSN	0031-0239
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00777.x
Status	Udgivet - 2008

Adgang til dokumentet

10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00777.x

Waterhouseetal2008Forlagets udgivne version, 401 KB

Citationsformater

@article{bf9c0780177111ddbee902004c4f4f50,

title = "Two new parrots (Psittaciformes) from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark",

abstract = "Two new fossil psittaciform birds from the Lower Eocene {\textquoteleft}Mo Clay' (Fur Formation) of Denmark (c. 54 Ma) are described. An unnamed specimen is assigned to the extinct avian family of stem-group parrots, Pseudasturidae (genus and species incertae sedis), while a second (Mopsitta tanta gen. et sp. nov.) is the largest fossil parrot yet known. Both specimens are the first fossil records of these birds from Denmark. Although the phylogenetic position of Mopsitta is unclear (it is classified as family incertae sedis), this form is phylogenetically closer to Recent Psittacidae than to other known Palaeogene psittaciforms and may, therefore, represent the oldest known crowngroup parrot.",

author = "David Waterhouse and Lindow, {Bent Erik Kramer} and Nikita Zelenkov and Gareth Dyke",

year = "2008",

doi = "10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00777.x",

language = "English",

volume = "51",

pages = "575--582",

journal = "Palaeontology",

issn = "0031-0239",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Two new parrots (Psittaciformes) from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark

AU - Waterhouse, David

AU - Lindow, Bent Erik Kramer

AU - Zelenkov, Nikita

AU - Dyke, Gareth

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - Two new fossil psittaciform birds from the Lower Eocene ‘Mo Clay' (Fur Formation) of Denmark (c. 54 Ma) are described. An unnamed specimen is assigned to the extinct avian family of stem-group parrots, Pseudasturidae (genus and species incertae sedis), while a second (Mopsitta tanta gen. et sp. nov.) is the largest fossil parrot yet known. Both specimens are the first fossil records of these birds from Denmark. Although the phylogenetic position of Mopsitta is unclear (it is classified as family incertae sedis), this form is phylogenetically closer to Recent Psittacidae than to other known Palaeogene psittaciforms and may, therefore, represent the oldest known crowngroup parrot.

AB - Two new fossil psittaciform birds from the Lower Eocene ‘Mo Clay' (Fur Formation) of Denmark (c. 54 Ma) are described. An unnamed specimen is assigned to the extinct avian family of stem-group parrots, Pseudasturidae (genus and species incertae sedis), while a second (Mopsitta tanta gen. et sp. nov.) is the largest fossil parrot yet known. Both specimens are the first fossil records of these birds from Denmark. Although the phylogenetic position of Mopsitta is unclear (it is classified as family incertae sedis), this form is phylogenetically closer to Recent Psittacidae than to other known Palaeogene psittaciforms and may, therefore, represent the oldest known crowngroup parrot.

U2 - 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00777.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00777.x

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0031-0239

VL - 51

SP - 575

EP - 582

JO - Palaeontology

JF - Palaeontology

IS - 3

ER -

Two new parrots (Psittaciformes) from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark

Abstract

Adgang til dokumentet

Fingeraftryk

Citationsformater