Capitonides
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Capitonides is an extinct genus of piciform from the Middle Miocene
of southern Germany
. Only one species are recorded for genus, Capitonites europaeus.. Carroll (1988) assigned the genus to family Capitonidae.
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
of southern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Only one species are recorded for genus, Capitonites europaeus.. Carroll (1988) assigned the genus to family Capitonidae.