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Apus boanoi

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Apus boanoi
Temporal range: Early Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species:
A. boanoi
Binomial name
Apus boanoi
Pavia et. al., 2025

Apus boanoi is an extinct species of Apus that lived during the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

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Apus boanoi fossils are known from the Zanclean site of Langebaanweg in South Africa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Pavia, Marco; Louchart, Antoine; Govender, Romala; Delfino, Massimo (23 January 2025). "A new species of swift (Aves, Apodidae) from the Early Pliocene of Langebaanweg, South Africa". PalZ. doi:10.1007/s12542-024-00711-y. ISSN 0031-0220. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.