Namibiavis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Opisthocomiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Euornithes Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Ornithurae Classis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Opisthocomiformes

Familia: Opisthocomidae
Genus: †Namibiavis
Species: †N. senutae

secundum Mourer-Chauviré, 2003

Ordo: Gruiformes
Subordo: Cariamae
Familia: †Idiornithidae
Genus: †Namibiavis
Species †N. senutae

secundum Mayr, Alvarenga & Mourer-Chauviré, 2011

Ordo: Opisthocomiformes
Familia: Opisthocomidae
Genus: †Namibiavis
Species †N. senutae

Name

Namibiavis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003: 106

Type species: Namibiavis senutae [Mourer-Chauviré, 2003: 106]

References

Primary references

• Mourer-Chauviré, C. 2003. Birds (Aves) from the Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift (Namibia). Preliminary study with description of two new genera: Amanuensis (Accipitriformes, Sagittariidae) and Namibiavis (Gruiformes, Idiornithidae). Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19: 103–113. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mayr, G., Alvarenga, H. & Mourer-Chauviré, C. 2011. Out of Africa: Fossils shed light on the origin of the hoatzin, an iconic Neotropic bird. Naturwissenschaften 98: 961–966. DOI: 10.1007/s00114-011-0849-1 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Namibiavis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.