Luscinia pliocaenica

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Luscinia pliocaenica
Temporal range: Pliocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Luscinia
Species:
L. pliocaenica
Binomial name
Luscinia pliocaenica
Kessler, 2013

Luscinia pliocaenica is an extinct species of Luscinia that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period. [1]

Etymology

The specific epithet "pliocaenica" is derived from the age of the fossil sites this species has been found on. The sites were from the Pliocene. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eugen Kessler (2013). "Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary" (PDF). Hantkeniana. Contributions of the Department of Palaeontology. Eötvös University. 8: 37–149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.