Aratinga vorohuensis
| Aratinga vorohuensis Temporal range: Late Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Aratinga |
| Species: | A. vorohuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aratinga vorohuensis Tonni & Noriega, 1996 | |
Aratinga vorohuensis is a prehistoric relative of the nanday parakeet described from Late Pliocene fossils found in Argentina.[1]
References
- ↑ Eduardo P. Tonni & Jorge I. Noriega (1996). "Una nueva especia de Nandayus Bonaparte, 1854 (Aves: Psittaciformes) del Pliocene tardío de Argentina" [A new species of Nandayus Bonaparte (Aves: Psittaciformes) from the Late Pliocene of Argentina] (PDF). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (in Spanish). 69: 97–104.
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