| 词条 | Halcyornithidae |
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| regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Psittaciformes | familia = †Halcyornithidae | genus_authority = }}Halcyornithidae or Pseudasturidae is a family of fossil birds, possibly belonging to the order Psittaciformes (parrots and relatives).[1] Members of this family lived in the Eocene, around 55-48 millions years ago. Fossil remains are known from the Green River Formation in the United States and from the London Clay formation in the United Kingdom.[2][3] They were probably the sister group to the owl-like Messelasturidae.[4] Classification
References1. ^{{cite journal |title=Stem Parrots (Aves, Halcyornithidae) from the Green River Formation and a Combined Phylogeny of Pan-Psittaciformes |author=Ksepka, Clarke, Grande |journal=Journal of Paleontology |volume=85 |issue=5 |page=835–852 |year=2011 |doi=10.1666/10-108.1 }} 2. ^{{cite journal |title=On the osteology and phylogenetic affinities of the Pseudasturidae – Lower Eocene stem-group representatives of parrots (Aves, Psittaciformes) |author=Mayr |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=136 |issue=5 |page=715–729 |year=2002 |doi=10.1666/10-108.1 }} 3. ^ {{cite journal |title=A new psittaciform bird from the London Clay (Lower Eocene) of England |journal=Palaeontology |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=271–285 |doi=10.1111/1475-4983.00126 |year=2000 |last1=Dyke |first1=Gareth J. |last2=Cooper |first2=Joanne H. }} 4. ^{{cite journal |title=Well-preserved new skeleton of the Middle Eocene Messelastur substantiates sister group relationship between Messelasturidae and Halcyornithidae (Aves, ?Pan-Psittaciformes) |author=Mayr |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |volume=9 |issue=1 |page=159–171 |year=2011 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2010.505252 }} 4 : Parrots|Eocene birds|Prehistoric birds of Europe|Prehistoric birds of North America |
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