Namibiavis
Namibiavis Temporal range: 16 Ma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Opisthocomiformes |
Family: | Opisthocomidae |
Genus: | †Namibiavis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003 |
Species: | † N. senutae |
Binomial name | |
Namibiavis senutae Mourer-Chauviré, 2003 | |
Namibiavis is an extinct genus of early hoatzin[1] from early Middle Miocene (about 16 mya) deposits of Namibia. It was collected from Arrisdrift, southern Namibia. It was first named by Cécile Mourer-Chauviré in 2003 and the type species is Namibiavis senutae.[2]
References
- ↑ Cécile Mourer-Chauviré (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)". Geological Survey of Namibia, Memoir 19: 103–113.
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