| Titre : | Earliest fossil record of the Certhioidea (treecreepers and allies) from the early Miocene of Germany |
| Auteurs : | Albrecht Manegold, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of Ornithology (149(2) APR 2008) |
| Article en page(s) : | 223-228 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | A complete tarsometatarsus of a passerine bird from the early Miocene (MN 3) of Petersbuch (Bavaria, Germany) is identified as an extinct representative of the climbing Certhioidea, i.e., a clade comprising treecreepers (Certhiidae), nuthatches and wallcreepers (Sittidae). The fossil specimen represents the so far earliest evidence of a representative of the Certhioidea and is described as Certhiops rummeli gen. et sp. nov. Similarities to other climbing passerines are discussed. |



