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Extinct monotypic genus of birds

Ventivorus
Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: †Ventivorus
Mourer-Chauviré, 1988
Species: †V. ragei
Binomial name
†Ventivorus ragei
Mourer-Chauviré, 1988

Ventivorus is an extinct genus of nightjar represented by fossils found in the Le Bretou fossil site in Quercy. The genus is only known from a single species, Ventivorus ragei.

References

  1. Manegold, Albrecht (June 2010). "First evidence for a nightjar (Caprimulgidae, Aves) in the early Pliocene of Langebaanweg, South Africa". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 90 (2): 163–168. Bibcode:2010PdPe...90..163M. doi:10.1007/s12549-010-0023-3. ISSN 1867-1594.
  2. Chen, Albert; Field, Daniel (12 September 2024). "On the Origin of Nightjars (Caprimulgidae): Perspectives from the Fossil Record". Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge. doi:10.32942/X2B047.
Taxon identifiers
Ventivorus
Ventivorus ragei


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