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| Proagriocharis Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | † Bathoceleus |
| Species: | †B. hyphalus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bathoceleus hyphalus | |
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