Eutreptodactylus

Eutreptodactylus Temporal range: Late Eocene (Itaboraian) ~
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Genus:	†Eutreptodactylus Baird & Vickers-Rich, 1997
Species
Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis Baird & Vickers-Rich 1997

Eutreptodactylus is an extinct genus of insectivorous bird known from the Early Eocene period (Itaboraian) of Brazil. It was probably the most primitive member of the order Cuculiformes. Fossils have been found in the Itaboraí Formation at São José de Itaborai.

Further reading

• Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis gen. et sp. nov., an early cuckoo (Aves: Cuculidae) from the Late Paleocene of Brazil