Hokkaidornis
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Taxonavigation
editFamilia: †Plotopteridae
Genus: †Hokkaidornis
Species: †H. abashiriensis
Name
editHokkaidornis Sakurai, Kimura & Katoh, 2008: 90
Type species: Hokkaidornis abashiriensis [Sakurai, Kimura & Katoh, 2008: 90]
Etymology: Hokkaido + (Greek) ornis = bird [Sakurai, Kimura & Katoh, 2008: 90]
References
editPrimary references
edit- Sakurai, K., Kimura, M. & Katoh, T. 2008. A new penguin-like bird (Pelecaniformes:Plotopteridae) from the Late Oligocene Tokoro Formation, northeastern Hokkaido, Japan. Oryctos 7: 83–94. PDF Reference page.
Links
edit- Hokkaidornis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.