Picus peregrinabundus

Picus peregrinabundus is a species of woodpecker from the late Miocene first described by Soviet scientist Umanskaja in 1981. It lived in what is now Ukraine. The species relationships have been called into question and need to be rechecked. The species is only known from a left tarsometatarsus.[1][2][3]

Picus peregrinabundus
Temporal range: Late Miocene, 11.6–5.3 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Picus
Species:
P. peregrinabundus
Binomial name
Picus peregrinabundus
Umanskaja, 1981

Paleoecology

Picus peregrinabundus lived with Gavia paradoxa and the falcon Falco medius, all in the Odessa Region of the Ukraine near the city of Myhai. During its time Europe was covered by forests.[4][5]

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References
  1. "CENOZOIC BIRDS OF THE WORLD PART 1: EUROPE" (PDF).
  2. Kessler, Jenő (Eugen) (2016). "Picidae in the European fossil, subfossil and recent bird faunas and their osteological characteristics". Ornis Hungarica. 24 (1): 96–114. doi:10.1515/orhu-2016-0006.
  3. "Phylogeny, biogeography and systematics" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Growth of subtropical forests in Miocene Europe". Geology.
  5. "Odessa Region (Miocene of Ukraine)". PBDB.
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