A skeleton of a small bird with a distinctive furcula morphology, from the Rupelian of Poland, adds a new taxon to early Oligocene avifaunas

A partial skeleton of a new small avian species is reported from marine sediments of the Rupelian locality Jamna Dolna 2 in southeast Poland. Carpathiavis meniliticus gen. et sp. nov. is characterized by an unusual furcula morphology with stout shafts (scapi clavicularum) and a long, rodshaped furcular apophysis. With regard to furcula shape and the proportions of the wing bones, the new species shows a resemblance to the taxon Eocuculus, which...