Miochelidon

Miochelidon; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Hirundinidae
Genus:	† Miochelidon ; Volkova, 2024
Type species
	Miochelidon eschata;

Last updated November 17, 2025

Miochelidon is an extinct genus of swallow described from fossils found in the Tagay Formation of Siberia. It contains a single species, M. eschata.^[1]

References

↑ Volkova, N. V. (28 August 2024). "The Oldest Swallow (Aves: Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) from the Upper Lower Miocene of Southeastern Siberia" . Doklady Biological Sciences. 518 (1): 261–265. doi:10.1134/S0012496624600258. ISSN 0012-4966. PMID 39212885 . Retrieved 26 September 2024.

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[1] Volkova, N. V. (28 August 2024). "The Oldest Swallow (Aves: Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) from the Upper Lower Miocene of Southeastern Siberia" . Doklady Biological Sciences. 518 (1): 261–265. doi:10.1134/S0012496624600258. ISSN 0012-4966. PMID 39212885 . Retrieved 26 September 2024.

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