Pseudoseisuropsis is a genus of extinct birds in the ovenbird family from the Pleistocene of Argentina and Uruguay. The genus was described in 1991 based on disarticulated skeletal elements and a nearly-complete skull.[1] Although originally believed to be closely related to the extant genus Pseudoseisura, phylogenetic analyses suggested a more basal origin within the family.[2][3]

Pseudoseisuropsis
Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Pseudoseisuropsis
Noriega, 1991
Species

Pseudoseisuropsis nehuen (type)
Pseudoseisuropsis cuelloi
Pseudoseisuropsis wintu

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Noriega, Jorge I. (1991). "Un Nuevo Género de Furnariidae (Aves: Passeriformes) del Pleistoceno Inferior-Medio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina". Ameghiniana. 28: 317–323.
  2. ^ Claramunt, Santiago; Rinderknecht, Andrés (2005). "A new fossil furnariid from the Pleistocene of Uruguay, with remarks on nasal type, cranial kinetics, and relationships of the extinct genus Pseudoseisuropsis". The Condor. 107 (1): 114. doi:10.1650/7499. ISSN 0010-5422. S2CID 85702253.
  3. ^ Stefanini, M. Ignacio; Gómez, Raúl O.; Tambussi, Claudia P. (2016). "A new species of the Pleistocene furnariid Pseudoseisuropsis (Aves, Passeriformes)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (3): e1100630. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E0630S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1100630. hdl:11336/44149. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 87281054.