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VOL NA

DOI:

10.3409/azc.59_1.37

Keywords:

Lutetian, Ukraine, Telluraves, coracoid, Plesiocatharte

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A record of a landbird (Telluraves) from the Eocene Ikovo locality (East Ukraine)

• ZVONOK E.
• GOROBETS L.

Abstract:

First remains of a landbird from the Eocene (Lutetian) marine deposits of the Ikovo locality in Ukraine are described here. These include a single coracoid bone of an immature individual. The coracoid exhibits a combination of traits that is unknown in other species of birds. However, a more complete individual is required to decide if there is a new species of extinct bird. The described specimen exhibits traits comparable to those of the Telluraves clade and is most similar to the Eocene leptosomid Plesiocathartes.