Palaeotodus Temporal range: 33.9–28.4 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Lower Oligocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Todidae
Genus:	†Palaeotodus Olson, 1976
Species
see text

Palaeotodus is an extinct genus of todies in the family Todidae. The genus has at least three species known from fossils found in west-central Europe and western North America.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus:

• †Palaeotodus emryi - Olson, 1976: Oligocene fossils found in Wyoming (U.S.A.). These remains indicate a larger size and proportionally larger wings than those of the modern todies^[2]
• †Palaeotodus escampsiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Upper Eocene fossils found in France^[2]
• †Palaeotodus itardiensis - Mourer-Chauviré, 1985: Lower Oligocene fossils found in France^[2]