巨鸟企鹅属
外观
巨鸟企鹅属![]() 化石时期:古新世,
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碧丝巨鸟企鹅的复原图 | |
科学分类 ![]() | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 鸟纲 Aves |
目: | 企鹅目 Sphenisciformes |
属: | †巨鸟企鹅属 Kumimanu Mayr, Scofield, De Pietri & Tennyson, 2017 |
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†碧丝巨鸟企鹅 Kumimanu biceae Mayr, Scofield, De Pietri & Tennyson, 2017
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物种 | |
巨鸟企鹅属(学名:Kumimanu)是一属已灭绝的巨型企鹅,生活在6000万至5600万年前,又称巨怪企鹅属。该属模式种为出土于新西兰的碧丝巨鸟企鹅,[1]研究人员于2023年2月描述了该属下的第二个物种福氏巨鸟企鹅(学名:Kumimanu fordycei),该物种可能是目前发现的体型最大的企鹅。[2]
下属物种
[编辑]本属包括以下物种:[3]
- †碧丝巨鸟企鹅 Kumimanu biceae Mayr, Scofield, De Pietri & Tennyson, 2017
- †福氏巨鸟企鹅 Kumimanu fordycei Ksepka, Field, Heath, Pett, Thomas, Giovanardi & Tennyson, 2023[4]
参考文献
[编辑]- ^ Mayr, Gerald; Scofield, R. Paul; De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Tennyson, Alan J. D. A Paleocene penguin from New Zealand substantiates multiple origins of gigantism in fossil Sphenisciformes. Nature Communications. 12 December 2017, 8 (1): 1927. PMC 5727159
. PMID 29233963. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01959-6.
- ^ Ksepka, Daniel T.; Field, Daniel J.; Heath, Tracy A.; Pett, Walker; Thomas, Daniel B.; Giovanardi, Simone; Tennyson, Alan J. D. Largest-known fossil penguin provides insight into the early evolution of sphenisciform body size and flipper anatomy. Journal of Paleontology. 8 February 2023: 1–20. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 256709376. doi:10.1017/jpa.2022.88 (英语).
- ^ Kumimanu Mayr, Scofield, De Pietri & Tennyson. GBIF. [2023-05-29]. (原始内容存档于2023-05-29).
- ^ Daniel T. Ksepka, Daniel J. Field, Tracy A. Heath, Walker Pett, Daniel B. Thomas, Simone Giovanardi and Alan J.D. Tennyson. 2023. Largest-known Fossil Penguin provides insight into the early Evolution of sphenisciform Body Size and Flipper Anatomy. Journal of Paleontology. First View , pp. 1 - 20 DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2022.88 UUID: zoobank.org/15b1d5b2-a5a0-4aa5-ba0a-8ef3b8461730
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