Palaeospiza

Paleospiza; Temporal range: Priabonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Coraciimorphae
Order:	Coliiformes
Family:	Coliidae
Genus:	† Palaeospiza ; Allen, 1878
Species
	†Palaeospiza bellaAllen 1878

Last updated March 04, 2026

Palaeospiza bella ("beautiful ancient chaffinch") is a bird which was originally considered a passerine but is now included in the Coliiformes.^[2]Palaeospiza bella lived in what is now Colorado in the Eocene and Oligocene.^[1]

References

1 2 Affinities of Palaeospiza bella and the Phylogeny and Biogeography of Mousebirds (Coliiformes)
↑ Mayr, G. (2001). New specimens of the Middle Eocene fossil mousebird Selmes absurdipes Peters 1999. Ibis, 143(4), 427–434.

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[bioone-1] 1 2 Affinities of Palaeospiza bella and the Phylogeny and Biogeography of Mousebirds (Coliiformes)

[2] Mayr, G. (2001). New specimens of the Middle Eocene fossil mousebird Selmes absurdipes Peters 1999. Ibis, 143(4), 427–434.

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