Copepteryx
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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.J. & 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.