Zealandornis Temporal range: Early
Miocene,
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Holotype humerus in cranial (A), caudal (B), dorsal (C), and ventral (D) views | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Family: | †
Zealandornithidae Worthy et al., 2022 |
Genus: | †
Zealandornis Worthy et al., 2022 |
Species: | †Z. relictus
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Binomial name | |
†Zealandornis relictus Worthy et al., 2022
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Zealandornis (meaning " Zealandia bird") is an extinct genus of zealandornithid bird from the early Miocene Bannockburn Formation of Otago, New Zealand. The genus contains a single species, Zealandornis relictus, known from a distal right humerus. [1]
The Zealandornis holotype specimen, NMNZ S.52077, was discovered on the east bank of the Manuherikia River in a lower layer of the Bannockburn Formation in the Manuherikia Group, near St Bathans, Otago, New Zealand. [1]
In 2022, Worthy et al. described Zealandornis relictus, a new extinct genus and species of bird. The generic name, "Zealandornis", combines a reference to the taxon's origin from Zealandia with the Greek "ὄρνις (ornis)", meaning "bird". The specific name, "relictus", refers to something that is "remaining" or "left behind". [1]
Zealandornis is a member of the monotypic family Zealandornithidae. This clade, erected with the description of Zealandornis, was likely a member of the Telluraves, with similarities to the Coliiformes. [1]
Zealandornis Temporal range: Early
Miocene,
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Holotype humerus in cranial (A), caudal (B), dorsal (C), and ventral (D) views | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Family: | †
Zealandornithidae Worthy et al., 2022 |
Genus: | †
Zealandornis Worthy et al., 2022 |
Species: | †Z. relictus
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Binomial name | |
†Zealandornis relictus Worthy et al., 2022
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Zealandornis (meaning " Zealandia bird") is an extinct genus of zealandornithid bird from the early Miocene Bannockburn Formation of Otago, New Zealand. The genus contains a single species, Zealandornis relictus, known from a distal right humerus. [1]
The Zealandornis holotype specimen, NMNZ S.52077, was discovered on the east bank of the Manuherikia River in a lower layer of the Bannockburn Formation in the Manuherikia Group, near St Bathans, Otago, New Zealand. [1]
In 2022, Worthy et al. described Zealandornis relictus, a new extinct genus and species of bird. The generic name, "Zealandornis", combines a reference to the taxon's origin from Zealandia with the Greek "ὄρνις (ornis)", meaning "bird". The specific name, "relictus", refers to something that is "remaining" or "left behind". [1]
Zealandornis is a member of the monotypic family Zealandornithidae. This clade, erected with the description of Zealandornis, was likely a member of the Telluraves, with similarities to the Coliiformes. [1]