Aves - Apterygiformes - Apterygidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy, J. P. Worthy, A. J. D. Tennyson, S. W. Salisbury, S. J. Hand and R. P. Scofield. 2013. Miocene fossils show that kiwi (Apteryx, Apterygidae) are probably not phyletic dwarves. Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution 63-80
Belongs to Proapteryx according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMNZ S.53324, a limb element (Right femur). Its type locality is Site FF1 or HH0, Manuherikia River, H41/f059, which is in an Altonian lacustrine - large claystone in the Bannockburn Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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