| Fluvioviridavis Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Family: | † Fluvioviridavidae |
| Genus: | † Fluvioviridavis Mayr & Daniels, 2001 [1] |
| Species: | †F. platyrhamphus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Fluvioviridavis platyrhamphus Mayr & Daniels, 2001 | |
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