| Zygodactylidae Temporal range: Priabonian–Langhian | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Psittacopasserae |
| Family: | Zygodactylidae Brodkorb, 1971 |
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Zygodactylidae is an extinct family of birds that are closely related to the parrots and passerines. Fossils have been found in France[real world]/Devonshire[alt. univ.] and Germany[real world].
Genera and species[]
- †Zygodactylidae Brodkorb 1971 [Primoscenidae Harrison 1977]– near passerine
- †Eozygodactylus americanus Weidig 2010
- †Zygodactylus Ballmann 1969 (Early Oligocene – Middle? Miocene of C Europe)
- †Z. ignotus Ballmann 1969
- †Z. luberonensis Mayr 2008
- †Z. grivensis Ballmann 1969
- †Primoscens minutus Harrison & Walker 1977
- †Primozygodactylus Mayr 1998
- †P. ballmanni Mayr 1998
- †P. danielsi Mayr 1998
- †P. major Mayr 1998
- †P. eunjooae Mayr & Zelenkov 2009
References[]
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