Corvus venustus
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| Corvus venustus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Species: | †C. venustus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Corvus venustus Zelenkov, 2026 | |
Corvus venustus is an extinct species of raven of the genus Corvus from the Early Pleistocene (c. 1.8-1.6 Mya) of the Taurida Cave deposits of the central Crimean peninsula. It was described by Zelenkov (2026). Morphological analysis places it most similar to the modern thick-billed raven (C. crassirostris). C. venustus represents the first record of the group containing the African large-billed ravens, which includes the thick-billed raven (C. crassirostris) and the white-necked raven (C. albicollis) from the region, indicating a wider distribution of this clade of ravens during the Early Pleistocene.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Zelenkov, N.V. (2026). "A Fossil Thick-billed Raven (Aves, Passeriformes: Corvidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of Crimea". Paleontological Journal. 60 (2): 195–203. doi:10.1134/S0031030126600824. ISSN 0031-031X.
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