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Copepteryx
Temporal range: Late OligoceneScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Plotopteridae Genus: Copepteryx Copepteryx is an extinct genus of flightless bird of the family Plotopteridae endemic to Japan during the Oligocene living from 28.4—23 mya, existing for approximately 5.4 million years.[1]
Copepteryx is a plotopterid bird.
Taxonomy
Copepteryx was named by Olson and Hasegawa (1996). Its type is Copepteryx hexeris. It was assigned to Plotopteridae by Olson and Hasegawa (1996).
References
- Biology of Marine Birds (Marine Biology) by E. A. Schreiber and Joanna Burger
Categories:- Plotopteridae
- Prehistoric birds
- Oligocene birds
- Prehistoric birds of North America
- Prehistoric bird stubs
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