Pandanaris
| Pandanaris Temporal range: Quaternary | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | †Pandanaris Miller 1947 |
| Type species | |
| P. convexa Miller 1947 | |
Pandanaris convexa is an extinct cowbird genus described in 1947 by Alden H. Miller.[1]
Physiology
Pandanaris convexa has an upper mandible similar to that of the Tangavius and Molothrus cowbird genera (7.0 mm in length), though its narial opening is approximately 30% larger. In addition, Miller found that the species' internarial bridge was entirely different from other cowbirds and blackbirds. The species has a distinct "even" curvature of its culmen that is not found in any other icterid.
References
- ↑ Miller, A.H. (1947). "A new genus of icterid from Rancho la Brea" (PDF). The Condor 49 (1): 22–4. doi:10.2307/1364424.
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