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Agapornis atlanticus

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Agapornis atlanticus
Temporal range: Piacenzian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Agapornis
Species:
A. atlanticus
Binomial name
Agapornis atlanticus
Mourer-Chauviré & Geraads, 2010

Agapornis atlanticus is an extinct species of Agapornis parrot that lived during the Piacenzian stage of the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

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Agapornis atlanticus fossils are known from the site of Ahl al Oughlam in Morocco, located near the city of Casablanca.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile; Geraads, Denis (26 May 2010). "The Upper Pliocene avifauna of Ahl al Oughlam, Morocco. Systematics and biogeography. In Proceedings of the VII International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, ed. W.E. Boles and T.H. Worthy". Records of the Australian Museum. 62 (1): 157–184. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1538. ISSN 0067-1975. Retrieved 24 February 2025 – via Australian Museum.