Capitonides is an extinct New World barbet from the Middle Miocene of southern Germany. C. europaeus is the only species recorded for the genus.Ballman, P. 1969. A New Species of Fossil Barbet (Aves: Piciformes) from the Middle Miocene of the Nördlinger Ries (Southern Germany). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 3 (1): 43-48.Abstract Carroll (1988) assigned the genus to family Capitonidae.Carroll, R. L. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H Freeman Company, 1988.
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