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Galbula hylochoreutes

Galbula hylochoreutes is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Galbula hylochoreutes rather than just read about it. In short: Galbula hylochoreutes is an extinct species of jacamar, a small bird of the order Piciformes. It was discovered in the La Victoria Formation of the Honda Group, at the Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of La Venta in modern Colombia.

Key takeaways

Galbula hylochoreutes belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reference excerpt

Galbula hylochoreutes is an extinct species of jacamar, a small bird of the order Piciformes. It was discovered in the La Victoria Formation of the Honda Group, at the Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of La Venta in modern Colombia. These deposits are dated to the Laventan period (Middle Miocene, from 13.8 to 11.8 million years ago).

Description The species was described from one end of the right humerus. Despite the poor preservation of this fossil, it has distinctive features that permit the classification of a distinct species: the head of the humerus is larger than that of modern jacamars (Galbula), so its overall size would have also been somewhat greater. The tubercle of the head is robust and the insertion of the humeral-scapular-caudal muscle is very large, indicating a strong development of the muscles of the chest and wings. G. hylochoreutes likely had great maneuverability in flight, much like birds in the Tyrannidae and Meropidae families, an aspect of its biology that lends to its species name, which means "dancer of the forests" in Greek. Like extant members of its genus, G. hylochoreutes would have inhabited a jungle environment. Its general appearance would have been similar to the paradise jacamar, Galbula dea.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Galbula hylochoreutes

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Galbula hylochoreutes claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Galbula hylochoreutes before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Galbula hylochoreutes ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Galbula hylochoreutes

In research: Galbula hylochoreutes appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Galbula hylochoreutes in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Galbula hylochoreutes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fossil taxa described in 1997, Fossils of Colombia, Galbula, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Galbula hylochoreutes outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Galbula hylochoreutes matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Galbula hylochoreutes?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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