Copepteryx
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: †Plotopteridae
Genus: †Copepteryx
Species:
†C. hexeris –
†C. titan
Name
[edit]Copepteryx Olson & Hasegawa, 1996: 743
Type species: Copepteryx hexeris [Olson & Hasegawa, 1996: 743]
Gender: feminine [Olson & Hasegawa, 1996: 743]
Etymology: (Greek) kope = oar + pteryx = wing [Olson & Hasegawa, 1996: 743]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Olson, S.L. & Hasegawa, Y. 1996. A new genus and two new species of gigantic Plotopteridae from Japan (Aves: Pelecaniformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4): 742–751. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011362 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Copepteryx – Taxon details on Fossilworks.