Australornis lovei
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Genus: †Australornis
Species: Australornis lovei
Name
[edit]Australornis lovei Mayr & Scofield, 2014: [2]
- Original genus: Australornis Mayr & Scofield, 2014
- Original status: valid species
- Primary type: holotype
- Fixation: designated
- Description: 'consisting of extremitas omalis of right coracoid, caudal portion of right scapula, right humerus lacking distal end, proximal end of right ulna, fragments of the shaft of a radius, and the left os carpi radiale'
- Repository: CMNZ CM 2010.108.2
- Type locality and horizon: 'Basal Waipara Greensand, Waipara River, Canterbury, New Zealand (about 43°04′S, 172°36′E; Fossil Record Number M34/f0453, NZ Fossil Record File); late early Paleocene, 60.5-61.6 mya (Slack et al. 2006)'
- ZooBank: D5CE55DD-12EF-46AB-A7D7-E36D0B0C73BF
References
[edit]- Mayr, G.; Scofield, R.P. 2014: First diagnosable non-sphenisciform bird from the early Paleocene of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 44(1): 48–56. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2013.863788 Reference page. [See p. [2], and fig. 1]