Jacamatia

Jacamatia
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Suborder: Galbuli
Genus:
Species:
J. luberonensis
Binomial name
Jacamatia luberonensis
Duhamel et. al., 2020

Jacamatia is an extinct genus of bird that lived during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Jacamatia luberonensis fossils have been found in France.[1]

References

  1. ^ Duhamel, Anaïs; Balme, Christine; Legal, Stéphane; Riamon, Ségolène; Louchart, Antoine (24 July 2020). "An early Oligocene stem Galbulae (jacamars and puffbirds) from southern France, and the position of the Paleogene family Sylphornithidae". The Auk. 137 (3). doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa023. ISSN 0004-8038. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via Oxford Academic.