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| Phylogenic Position | |
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| Aves - Neognathae - Coliiformes - Colii - †Palaeospiza - †Palaeospiza bella | |
| Species Description | |
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Palaeospiza bella is an extinct mousebird, known from the Upper Eocene Florissant Formation of Colorado. Initially described as the oldest known oscine passeriform (Allen 1878), it has recently been reinterpreted as a coliiform bird (mousebird). Palaeospiza bella represents the latest North American occurrence of a group whose living members occur only in modern Africa (Ksepka and Clarke, 2009).
References: Allen, J. A. 1878. Description of a fossil passerine bird from the insect-bearing shales of Colorado. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4:443-445. Ksepka, D.T. and J.A. Clarke 2009. Affinities of Palaeospiza bella and the phylogeny and biogeography of mousebirds (coliiformes). The Auk 2:245-259. |
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| Specimen Information | |
| Species | †Palaeospiza bella (Palaeospiza bella) |
| Element | Skeleton (Skeleton) |
| Specimen Number | 342222 |
| Sex | |
| Location | Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument |
| Geological Age | Tertiary |
| Technical Information | |
| Scanner | Konica Minolta Range7 |
| Resolution | 100 µm |
| Number of Data Points | 2597729 |
| Number of Data Polygons | 1301302 |
| Date Scanned | November 25, 2009 |
| Scan Technician | Emalee Blumhagen |
| Edited By | Emalee Blumhagen |
| Photographs | |
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| Download Digital Model | Size |
| STL File Not Publicly Available | 129.9 MB |
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