Paracoracias

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| fossil_range = Ypresian

| genus = Paracoracias

| species = occidentalis

| authority = Clarke et. al., 2009

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Paracoracias is an extinct genus of coraciiform that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Paracoracias occidentalis is known from the Green River Formation of Wyoming.{{Cite journal |last1=Clarke |first1=Julia Allison |last2=Ksepka |first2=Daniel T. |last3=Smith |first3=N. Adam |last4=Norell |first4=Mark A. |date=26 October 2009 |title=Combined phylogenetic analysis of a new North American fossil species confirms widespread Eocene distribution for stem rollers (Aves, Coracii): NEW SPECIES FROM THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION |url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00550.x |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |language=en |volume=157 |issue=3 |pages=586–611 |doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00550.x |access-date=26 February 2025 |via=Wiley Online Library}}

References

Category:Prehistoric bird genera

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2009

Category:Coraciiformes