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Descriptions of all fossil Trogones (1 Viewer)

Fred Ruhe

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For descriptions of all fossil Avialae (Protoavidae; Incertae Sedis; Scansoriopterygidae; Praeornithidae; Incertae Sedis) see: Descriptions of all fossil Avialae

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Descriptions of all fossil Enantiornithes

For descriptions of all fossil Euornithes (Incertae Sedis, Vorones, Mystiornithiformes, Patagopterygiformes, Apsaraviiformes, Ambiornithiformes, Yanornithiformes -- Apatornithiformes) see:

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Enjoy,

Fred
 
Subsectio TROGONES Livezey et Zusi, 2007
Superordo TROGONOMORPHAE Livezey et Zusi, 2007
Ordo COLIIFORMES Murie, 1872
Infraordo SANDCOLEIDES Houde et Olson, 1992
Familia Incertae Sedis

Genus Eocolius Dyke et Waterhouse, 2001

Eocolius walkeri Dyke et Waterhouse, 2001
Gareth J. Dyke & David M. Waterhouse, 2001
A Mousebird (Aves, Coliiformes) from the Eocene of England
Journal für Ornithologie 142: 7-15

Familia Sandcoleidae Houde et Olson, 1992

Genus Tsidiiyazhi Ksepka, Stidham et Williamson, 2017

Tsidiiyazhi abini Ksepka, Stidham et Williamson, 2017
Daniel T. Ksepka, Thomas A. Stidham & Thomas E. Williamson, 2017
Early Paleocene Landbird Supports Rapid Phylogenetic and Morphological Diversification of Crown Birds after the K-Pg Mass Extinction
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 10.1073/pnas, 1700188114 140(30): 8047-8052

Genus Sandcoleus Houde et Olson, 1992

Sandcoleus copiosus Houde et Olson, 1992
Peter W. Houde & Storrs L. Olson, 1992
A Radiation of Coly-like Birds from the Eocene of North America (Aves: Sandcoleiformes New Order)
in Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb
ed: Jonathan J. Becker
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science series No 36: 137-160

Genus Anneavis Houde et Olson, 1992

Anneavis anneae Houde et Olson, 1992
Peter W. Houde & Storrs L. Olson, 1992
A Radiation of Coly-like Birds from the Eocene of North America (Aves: Sandcoleiformes New Order)
in Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb
ed: Jonathan J. Becker
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science series No 36: 137-160

Genus Eobucco Feduccia et Martin, 1976

Eobucco brodkorbi Feduccia et Martin, 1976
John Alan Feduccia & Larry Dean Martin, 1976
The Eocene Zygodactyl Birds of North America (Aves: Piciformes)
In Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore pg. 101-110
ed.: Storrs. L. Olson
Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology • Number 27 Smithsonian Institution Press, City of Washington
Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore (go to view/open)

Genus Eoglaucidium Fischer, 1987

Eoglaucidium pallas Fischer, 1987
Karlheinz Fischer, 1987
Eulenreste (Eoglaucidium pallas) N. Gen., N. Sp. (Strigiformes, Aves) aus de Mitteleozänen Braunkohle des Geiseltals bei Halle (DDR)
Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Berlin 63, supplement: Annalen für Ornithologie (11): 137-142
See attachment 1

Genus Uintornis Marsh, 1872

Uintornis lucaris Marsh, 1872
Othniel Charles Marsh, 1872
Notice of Some New Tertiary and Post-Tertiary Birds
American Journal of Science, series 3, 4: 256-262

Uintornis marionae Feduccia et Martin, 1976
John Alan Feduccia & Larry Dean Martin, 1976
The Eocene Zygodactyl Birds of North America (Aves: Piciformes)
In Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore pg. 101-110
ed.: Storrs. L. Olson
Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology • Number 27 Smithsonian Institution Press, City of Washington
Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore (go to view/open)

Genus Botauroides Shufeldt, 1915

Botauroides parvus Shufeldt, 1915
Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1915
Fossil Birds in the Marsh Collection of Yale University
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 1-110 (5-109), pls. i-xv.
 

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Infraordo INCERTAE SEDIS
Familia Selmeidae Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008
Nikita V. Zelenkov & Gareth John Dyke, 2008
The Fossil Record and Evolution of Mousebirds (Aves: Coliiformes)
Palaeontology 51: 1403-1418
See attachment 1

Genus Selmes Peters, 1999

Selmes absurdipes Peters, 1999
Dieter Stephan Peters, 1999
Selmes absurdipes, New Genus, New Species, a Sancoleiform Bird from the Oil Shale of Messel (Germany, Middle Eocene)
in: Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Washington, D.C., 4-7 June 1996
Storrs L. Olson editor
Peter Wellnhofer, Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, David W. Steadman, and Larry D. Martin Associate Editors
Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 89: 217-222
Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Washington, D.C, 4-7 June 1996 (go to view/open)

Familia Chascacocoliidae Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008
Nikita V. Zelenkov & Gareth John Dyke, 2008
The Fossil Record and Evolution of Mousebirds (Aves: Coliiformes)
Palaeontology 51: 1403-1418
See attachment 1

Genus Chascacocolius Houde et Olson, 1992

Chascacocolius oscitans Houde et Olson, 1992
Peter W. Houde & Storrs L. Olson, 1992
A Radiation of Coly-like Birds from the Eocene of North America (Aves: Sandcoleiformes New Order)
in Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb
ed: Jonathan J. Becker
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science series No 36: 137-160

Chascacocolius cacicirostris G. Mayr, 2005
Gerald Mayr, 2005
A New Eocene Chascacocolius-like Mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) with a Remarkable Gaping Adaptation
Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 5: 167-171

Familia Coliidae Sundevall, 1837
Subfamilia Coliinae Sundevall, 1837

Genus Celericolius Ksepka et Clarke, 2010

Celericolius acriala Ksepka et Clarke, 2010
Daniel T. Ksepka & Julia A. Clarke, 2010
New Fossil Mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) with Feather Preservation Provides Insight into the Ecological Diversity of an Eocene North American Avifauna
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 685-706

Genus Masillacolius G. Mayr et Peters, 1998

Masillacolius brevidactylus G. Mayr et Peters, 1998
Gerald Mayr & Dieter Stephan Peters, 1998
The Mousebirds (Aves: Coliiformes) from the Middle Eocene of Grübe Messel (Hessen, Germany)
Senckenbergiana Lethaea 78: 179-197

Genus Palaeospiza Allen, 1878

Palaeospiza bella Allen, 1878
J. A. Allen, 1878
Description of a Fossil Passerine Bird from the Insect-bearing Shales of Colorado
Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 4: 443-445

Genus Oligocolius G. Mayr, 2000

Oligocolius brevitarsus G. Mayr, 2000
Gerald Mayr, 2000
A New Mousebird (Coliiformes: Coliidae) from the Oligocene of Germany
Journal für Ornithologie 141 (1): 85-92

Oligocolius psittacocephalon G. Mayr, 2013
Gerald Mayr, 2013
Late Oligocene Mousebird Converges on Parrots in Skull Morphology
The Ibis 155: 384-396

Genus Primocolius Mourer-Chauviré, 1988

Primocolius sigei Mourer-Chauviré, 1988
Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, 1988
Le Gisement du Bretou (Phosphorites du Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) et sa Faune de Vertébrés de l’Éocène
Supérieur II. Oiseaux

Paleontographica ser. A 205: 29-50

Primocolius minor Mourer-Chauviré, 1988
Cécile Mourer-Chauviré, 1988
Le Gisement du Bretou (Phosphorites du Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) et sa Faune de Vertébrés de l’Éocène
Supérieur II. Oiseaux

Paleontographica ser. A 205: 29-50

Genus Limnatornis Milne-Edwards, 1871

Limnatornis archiaci (Milne-Edwards, 1871)
Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1869-1871
Recherches Anatomiques et Paléontologiques pour Servir à l’Histoire des Oiseaux Fossiles de la France Tomé 2
Atlas Tomé Sécond Planches 97 à 200

Paris, Victor Masson et Fils 632 pg. + plates

Limnatornis paludicola Milne-Edwards, 1871
Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1869-1871
Recherches Anatomiques et Paléontologiques pour Servir à l’Histoire des Oiseaux Fossiles de la France Tomé 2
Atlas Tomé Sécond Planches 97 à 200

Paris, Victor Masson et Fils 632 pg. + plates

Genus Necrornis Milne-Edwards, 1871

Necrornis palustris Milne-Edwards, 1871
Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1869-1871
Recherches Anatomiques et Paléontologiques pour Servir à l’Histoire des Oiseaux Fossiles de la France Tomé 2
Atlas Tomé Sécond Planches 97 à 200
Paris, Victor Masson et Fils 632 pg. + plates

Genus Colius
Brisson, 1760

Colius hendeyi Rich et Haarhoff, 1985
Patricia Vickers Rich & Philippa J. Haarhoff, 1985
Early Pliocene Coliidae (Aves, Coliiformes) from
Langebaanweg, South Africa

Ostrich 56: 20-41
 

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Ordo TROGONIFORMES American Ornithologist’s Union, 1886
Familia Incertae Sedis

Genus Foshanornis Zhao, G. Mayr, M. Wang et W. Wang, 2015

Foshanornis songi Zhao, G. Mayr, M. Wang et W. Wang, 2015
Tao Zhao, Gerald Mayr, Min Wang & Wei Wang 2015
A Trogon-like Arboreal Bird from the Early Eocene of China
Alcheringa 39: 287-294

Genus Lapillavis G. Mayr, 2016

Lapillavis incubarens G. Mayr, 2016
Gerald Mayr, 2016
Fragmentary but Distinctive: Three New Avian Species from the Early Eocene of Messel, with the Earliest Record of Medullary Bone in a Cenozoic Bird
Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 279: 273-286
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Familia Trogonidae Lesson, 1828
Subfamilia Apaloderminae C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1853

Genus Apaloderma Swainson, 1833

Apaloderma gallica (Milne-Edwards, 1871)
Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 1869-1871
Recherches Anatomiques et Paléontologiques pour Servir à l’Histoire des Oiseaux Fossiles de la France Tomé 2
Atlas Tomé Sécond Planches 97 à 200

Paris, Victor Masson et Fils 632 pg. + plates

Subfamilia Trogoninae C. L. J. L. Bonaparte, 1853
Tribus Trogonini Sibley et Ahlquist, 1988

Genus Septentrogon Kristoffersen, 2001

Septentrogon madseni Kristoffersen, 2001
Anette Vedding Kristoffersen, 2001
An Early Paleogene Trogon (Aves: Trogoniformes) from the Fur Formation, Denmark
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22: 661–666

Genus Primotrogon G. Mayr, 1999

Primotrogon wintersteini G. Mayr, 1999
Gerald Mayr, 1999
A New Trogon from the Middle Oligocene of Céreste, France
The Auk 116: 427-434

Genus Masillatrogon G. Mayr, 2009
Gerald Mayr, 2009
A Well-preserved Second Skeleton (Aves, Trogonidae) from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany
Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenviroments 89: 1-6

Masillatrogon pumilio (G. Mayr, 2005)
Gerald Mayr, 2005
New Trogons from the Early Tertiary of Germany

The Ibis 147: 512-518

This is the end of the Trogones, the next part will be the Pico-Clamatores
 

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Before Ordo TROGONIFORMES American Ornithologist’s Union, 1886 add:

Order INCERTAE SEDIS
Family Zealandornithidae Worthy, Scofield, Salisbury, Hand, De Pietri et Archer, 2022

Zealandornis relictus Worthy, Scofield, Salisbury, Hand, De Pietri et Archer, 2022
Trevor H. Worthy, R. Paul Scofield, Steven W. Salisbury, Suzanne J. Hand, Vanesa L. De Pietri & Michael Archer, 2022
Two new neoavian taxa with contrasting palaeobiogeographical implications from the early Miocene St Bathans Fauna, New Zealand
Journal of Ornithology (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1007/s10336-022-01981-6
 

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Insert before Primotrogon wintersteini G. Mayr, 1999:

Genus Eotrogon Mayr, De Pietri et Kitchener, 2023
Narrow-beaked trogons from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Journal of Ornithology (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02071-x

Eotrogon stenorhynchus Mayr, De Pietri et Kitchener, 2023
Gerald Mayr, Vanesa De Pietri et Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
Narrow-beaked trogons from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Journal of Ornithology (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02071-x

Transfer Apaloderma gallica (Milne-Edwards, 1871) to the genus Paratrogon Lambrecht, 1933. The new name is Paratrogon gallicus (Milne-Edwards, 1871).
Gerald Mayr, Vanesa De Pietri et Andrew C. Kitchener, 2023
Narrow-beaked trogons from the early Eocene London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex, UK)
Journal of Ornithology (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02071-x

Fred
 
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