Paraprefica

Paraprefica
Temporal range: Middle Eocene 48 Ma
Fossil from Messel, Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Nyctibiiformes
Family: Nyctibiidae
Subfamily: Parapreficinae
Costa, Silviera, James, Posso & Donatelli, 2021
Genus: Paraprefica
G. Mayr, 2005
Type species
Paraprefica major
Species
  • P. major Mayr, 1999
  • P. kelleri Mayr, 1999

Paraprefica is an extinct genus of potoo (family Nyctibiidae) from the middle Eocene (c. 48 million years ago). Its fossil remains have been found in the Messel pit at Messel, Germany.