Namapsitta

Namapsitta; Temporal range: Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Genus:	† Namapsitta
Species:	†N. praeruptorum
Binomial name
	†Namapsitta praeruptorum; Mourer-Chauviré, Pickford, & Senut

Last updated May 28, 2025

Namapsitta is an extinct genus of psittaciform that lived during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Namapsitta praeruptorum is known from the Eocliff locality of Namibia.^[1]

References

↑ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile; Pickford, Martin; Senut, Brigitte (1 January 2015). "Stem group galliform and stem group psittaciform birds (Aves, Galliformes, Paraortygidae, and Psittaciformes, family incertae sedis) from the Middle Eocene of Namibia" . Journal of Ornithology . 156 (1): 275–286. doi:10.1007/s10336-014-1124-y. ISSN 2193-7192 . Retrieved 24 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile; Pickford, Martin; Senut, Brigitte (1 January 2015). "Stem group galliform and stem group psittaciform birds (Aves, Galliformes, Paraortygidae, and Psittaciformes, family incertae sedis) from the Middle Eocene of Namibia" . Journal of Ornithology . 156 (1): 275–286. doi:10.1007/s10336-014-1124-y. ISSN 2193-7192 . Retrieved 24 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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