Biology:Eremarida

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Short description: Extinct genus of birds

Eremarida
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremarida
Boev, 2012
Species

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Eremarida is a recently discovered extinct genus of lark in the family Alaudidae. The genus is known from a single fossil specimen found in eastern Europe, which serves as both the genus and specimen type.

Species

The following species is classified within the genus:

  • Eremarida xerophila - Boev, 2012: Fossil record of late Miocene from Hrabarsko, Bulgaria.[1]

References

  1. Boev, Z. 2012. Neogene Larks (Aves: Alaudidae (Vigors, 1825)) from Bulgaria - Acta zoologica bulgarica, 64 (3), 2012: 295-318.

Wikidata ☰ Q28432510 entry