†Copepteryx Olson and Hasegawa 1996 (bird)
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Aves - Suliformes - Plotopteridae
Full reference: S. L. Olson and Y. Hasegawa. 1996. A new genus and two new species of gigantic Plotopteridae from Japan (Aves: Pelecaniformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4):742-751
Parent taxon: Tonsalinae according to G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert 2018
See also Dyke et al. 2011, Goedert and Cornish 2002, Kaiser et al. 2015, Mayr 2009, Ohashi and Hasegawa 2020, Olson and Hasegawa 1996 and Sakurai et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Hokkaidornis, Klallamornis, Olympidytes, Tonsala
Subtaxa: Copepteryx hexeris Copepteryx titan
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Japan (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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