Miochelidon
Miochelidon Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Hirundinidae |
Genus: | †Miochelidon Volkova, 2024 |
Type species | |
Miochelidon eschata |
Miochelidon is an extinct genus of swallow described from fossils found in the Tagay Formation of Siberia. It contains a single species, M. eschata.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Volkova, N. V. (28 August 2024). "The Oldest Swallow (Aves: Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) from the Upper Lower Miocene of Southeastern Siberia". Doklady Biological Sciences. 518 (1): 261–265. doi:10.1134/S0012496624600258. ISSN 0012-4966. Retrieved 26 September 2024.