Paracoracias
| Paracoracias Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Genus: | †Paracoracias |
| Species: | †P. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Paracoracias occidentalis Clarke et. al., 2009 | |
Paracoracias is an extinct genus of coraciiform that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
Paracoracias occidentalis is known from the Green River Formation of Wyoming.[1]
References
- ^ Clarke, Julia Allison; Ksepka, Daniel T.; Smith, N. Adam; Norell, Mark A. (26 October 2009). "Combined phylogenetic analysis of a new North American fossil species confirms widespread Eocene distribution for stem rollers (Aves, Coracii): NEW SPECIES FROM THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 157 (3): 586–611. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00550.x. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.