Hokkaidornis
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Familia: †Plotopteridae
Genus: †Hokkaidornis
Species: †H. abashiriensis
Name[edit]
Hokkaidornis Sakurai, Kimura & Katoh, 2008: 90
Type species: Hokkaidornis abashiriensis [Sakurai, Kimura & Katoh, 2008: 90]
Etymology: Hokkaido + (Greek) ornis = bird [Sakurai, Kimura & Katoh, 2008: 90]
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Sakurai, K., Kimura, M. & Katoh, T. 2008. A new penguin-like bird (Pelecaniformes:Plotopteridae) from the Late Oligocene Tokoro Formation, northeastern Hokkaido, Japan. Oryctos 7: 83–94. PDF Reference page.
Links[edit]
- Hokkaidornis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.