Kookne
Kookne is a prehistoric bird genus from the Late Cretaceous. Known from a coracoid, the remains of the only known species Kookne yeutensis were found in rocks from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Chorrillo Formation of Santa Cruz, Argentina.[1][2]
| Kookne Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
| Clade: | Ornithurae |
| Genus: | †Kookne Novas et al, 2019 |
| Species: | †K. yeutensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kookne yeutensis Novas et al, 2019 | |
References
-
- Novas, F.; Agnolin, F.; Rozadilla, S.; Aranciaga-Rolando, A.; Brissón-Eli, F.; Motta, M.; Cerroni, M.; Ezcurra, M.; Martinelli, A.; D'Angelo, J.; Álvarez-Herrera, J.; Gentil, A.; Bogan, S.; Chimento, N.; García-Marsà, J.; Lo Coco, G.; Miquel, S.; Brito, F.; Vera, E.; Loinaze, V.; Fernandez, M.; Salgado, L. (2019). "Paleontological discoveries in the Chorrillo Formation (upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. 21 (2): 217–293. doi:10.22179/REVMACN.21.655. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, José P. O’Gorman, Karen M. Panzeri (2023) A new Cretaceous bird from the Maastrichtian La Colonia Formation (Patagonia, Argentina). Cretaceous Research, 105595. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105595
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.