Vegavis

†Vegavis iaai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galloanseres

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres

Familia: †Vegaviidae
Genus: †Vegavis
Species: †V. iaai

secundum Clarke et al., 2005

Ordo: Anseriformes
Superfamilia: Anatoidea
Genus: †Vegavis
Species: †V. iaai

Name

Vegavis Clarke, Tambussi, Noriega, Erickson & Ketcham, 2005

Etymology: "Vega Island ... 'avis' is from the Latin for bird" [Clarke et al., 2005]

References

Primary references

• Clarke, J.A., Tambussi, C.P., Noriega, J.I., Erickson, G.M. & Ketcham, R.A. 2005. Definitive fossil evidence for the extant avian radiation in the Cretaceous. Nature 433: 305–308. DOI: 10.1038/nature03150 ResearchGate. Corrigenda: DOI: doi:10.1038/nature05424 Reference page.