Copepteryx hexeris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Suliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: 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: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Aequornithes Ordo: Suliformes

Familia: †Plotopteridae
Genus: †Copepteryx
Species: †Copepteryx hexeris

Name

Copepteryx hexeris Olson & Hasegawa, 1996: 743

Type locality: Ainoshima Formation, Ashiya Group; "Southern end of Ainoshima Island, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan".

Holotype: KMNH VP 200,006

Etymology: (Latin) hexeris = "a vessel propelled by six banks of oars, in allusion to the large size of the species and its means of propulsion" [Olson & Hasegawa, 1996: 745]

References

Primary references

Olson, S.L. & Hasegawa, Y. 1996. A new genus and two new species of gigantic Plotopteridae from Japan (Aves: Pelecaniformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4): 742–751. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011362 Reference page.

Links

Copepteryx hexeris – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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