Fig. 3
From: A new species of woodpecker (Aves; Picidae) from the early Miocene of Saulcet (Allier, France)
Phylogenetic tree based on Benz et al. (2006), showing the position of Piculoides saulcetensis in relation to extant Pici. Nodes are supported by the following osteological characters of the distal tarsometatarsus: 1 trochlea accessoria rests plantar of trochlea metatarsi III, dorso-plantarly short trochlea metatarsi III, deep groove between trochlea metatarsi IV and trochlea accessoria for tendon of m. flexor hallucis longus pars dig. IV, plantar bulge just proximal of trochlea metatarsi III absent, trochlea metatarsi III with slanting rims; 2 trochlea metatarsi II proximodistally elongated, groove in trochlea metatarsi III deep; 3 strongly asymmetric rims of trochlea metatarsi III in distal view, proximodistally short trochlea metatarsi III; 4 trochlea metatarsi II wide, articular surface of trochlea metatarsi IV plantarly enlarged, articular surface of trochlea metatarsi IV set-off from rest of trochlea