Apus boanoi
| Apus boanoi Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Apus |
| Species: | A. boanoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Apus boanoi Pavia et. al., 2025
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Apus boanoi is an extinct species of Apus that lived during the Pliocene epoch.
Distribution
Apus boanoi fossils are known from the Zanclean site of Langebaanweg in South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ Pavia, Marco; Louchart, Antoine; Govender, Romala; Delfino, Massimo (23 January 2025). "A new species of swift (Aves, Apodidae) from the Early Pliocene of Langebaanweg, South Africa". PalZ. 99 (2): 185–192. Bibcode:2025PalZ...99..185P. doi:10.1007/s12542-024-00711-y. ISSN 0031-0220. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.