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Pachyplichas
Extinct genus of birds
Quick Facts Pachyplichas Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene, Scientific classification ...
| Pachyplichas Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene | |
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| Pachyplichas yaldwyni | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthisittidae |
| Genus: | †Pachyplichas Millener, 1988 |
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Pachyplichas is a genus containing two extinct species of New Zealand wren, a family of small birds endemic to New Zealand.
- †P. yaldwyni (South Island stout-legged wren) – South Island, New Zealand
- †P. jagmi (North Island stout-legged wren) – North Island, New Zealand
The stout-legged wrens formed a species pair. They had reduced wings and robust legs indicating that they were adapted to a terrestrial existence and were either flightless or nearly so.[1] Genetic evidence has indicated that Pachyplichas is nested within Xenicus, and stout legged wrens must have evolved from a gracile legged ancestor. A cladogram is given below.[2]
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Notes
- Millener (1988).
- Mitchell, Kieren J.; Wood, Jamie R.; Llamas, Bastien; McLenachan, Patricia A.; Kardailsky, Olga; Scofield, R. Paul; Worthy, Trevor H.; Cooper, Alan (September 2016). "Ancient mitochondrial genomes clarify the evolutionary history of New Zealand's enigmatic acanthisittid wrens". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102: 295–304. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.038. PMID 27261250.
Sources
- Millener, P.R. (1988). "Contributions to New Zealand's Late Quaternary avifauna. 1: Pachyplichas, a new genus of wren (Aves: Acanthisittidae), with two new species". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 18 (4): 383–406. Bibcode:1988JRSNZ..18..383M. doi:10.1080/03036758.1988.10426464.
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