Namibiavis
Namibiavis is an extinct genus of early hoatzin from early Middle Miocene (about 16 mya) deposits of Namibia. It was collected from Arrisdrift, southern Namibia. It was first named by Cécile Mourer-Chauviré in 2003 and the type species is Namibiavis senutae.[2]
Namibiavis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Opisthocomiformes |
Family: | Opisthocomidae |
Genus: | †Namibiavis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003 |
Species: | †N. senutae |
Binomial name | |
†Namibiavis senutae Mourer-Chauviré, 2003 | |
References
- Cécile Mourer-Chauviré (2003). "Birds (Aves) from the Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift (Namibia). Preliminary study with description of two new genera: Amanuensis (Accipitriformes, Sagittariidae) and Namibiavis (Gruiformes, Idiornithidae)". Geological Survey of Namibia, Memoir. 19: 103–113.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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