italictitle speciesbox name Jianchangnathus fossil range Middle Jurassic , fossilrange 160 display parents 3 genus Jianchangnathus parent authority Xin Cheng Cheng et al. , 2012 in paleontology 2012 species robustus authority Cheng et al , 2012 Jianchangnathus is an extinct genus of basal pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of northeastern China . ref name Jianchangnathus Cite journal author Xin Cheng, Xiaolin Wang, Shunxing Jiang and Alexander W.A. Kellner year 2012 title A new scaphognathid pterosaur from western Liaoning, China url http www.tandfonline.com doi abs 10.1080 08912963.2011.635423 journal Historical Biology volume in press issue pages doi 10.1080 08912963.2011.635423 ref Naming Jianchangnathus was first described and named by Cheng Xin , Wang Xiaolin , Jiang Shunxing and Alexander Kellner Alexander W.A. Kellner in 2012 in paleontology 2012 and the type species is Jianchangnathus robustus . The name of a biological genus generic name combines a reference to Jianchang County with a Greek language Greek , gnathos , jaw . The specific name zoology specific name means robust in Latin . ref name Jianchangnathus Jianchangnathus is known from a single fossil skeleton, holotype IVPP V16866, recovered near Linglongta , in Jianchang County. Description Autapomorphies of Jiangchangnathus include a convex top margin of the lower jaw a large front branch of the jugal and the first three pairs of teeth of the lower jaws pointing strongly forwards. Its describers found it to share several features with Scaphognathus , including a high front end of the lower jaws, a pear shaped lower temporal fenestra with the broad end below and teeth in the maxilla of the upper jaw that have a space equal to that of three toothsockets between them. ref name Jianchangnathus Phylogeny Jianchangnathus was assigned by the describers to the Scaphognathidae . ref name Jianchangnathus References reflist Pterosaur stub Category Jurassic pterosaurs Category Rh ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Cytaea levii image image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropoda classis Arachnida ordo Araneae familia Salticidae genus Cytaea species C. levii binomial Cytaea levii binomial authority Peng & Li, 2002 Cytaea levii is a species of jumping spider . Appearance The species is allied to Cytaea alburna C. alburna . Name C. levii is named in honor of H.W. Levi, a mentor of one of the first describers at Harvard University . Distribution C. levii is only known from Taiwan . References aut Xian Jin Peng and Shu Qiang Li 2002 Four new and two newly recorded species of Taiwanese jumping spiders Araneae Salticidae deposited in the United States. Zoological Studies 41 3 337 345. http zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw Journals 41.3 337.pdf PDF aut Platnick, Norman I. 2007 http research.amnh.org entomology spiders catalog index.html The world spider catalog , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History . Category Salticidae Salticidae stub nl Cytaea levii vi Cytaea levii ... more details
The shoulder girdle was by the describers reconstructed with a low shoulder joint. The legs were ... name Aurorazhdarcho Phylogeny Aurorazhdarcho was by the describers assigned to the Azhdarchoidea and placed ... Aurorazhdarcho The describers rejected the use of a cladistic analysis to establish the phylogeny . Using .... The position of the shoulder joint with Ctenochasma could not be established but the describers ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Toticoryx image image width 250px image caption regnum Animal ia subregnum Eumetazoa phylum Arthropoda subphylum Chelicerata classis Arachnida ordo Spider Araneae infraordo Araneomorphae zoosectio Dionycha superfamilia Salticoidea familia Salticidae genus Toticoryx genus authority Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 species T. exilis diversity 1 species diversity link List of Salticidae species Toticoryx binomial Toticoryx exilis binomial authority Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 range map range map width 250px Toticoryx is a spider genus biology genus of the Salticidae family jumping spiders . Its single described species is found in Guinea . Name The describers state that the genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters. exilis is Latin for slender , referring to the spider s body shape. Appearance This spider is only 3mm long and very flat. The habitus resembles Pseudicius . References aut Rollard, Ch. & Wesolowska, W. 2002 Jumping spiders Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. Zoosystema 24 2 283 307. http www.mnhn.fr publication zoosyst z02n2a5.pdf PDF aut Platnick, Norman I. 2007 http research.amnh.org entomology spiders catalog index.html The world spider catalog , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History . Category Salticidae Salticidae stub fr Toticoryx exilis it Toticoryx nl Toticoryx exilis vi Toticoryx exilis ... more details
including the first metacarpal according to the describers this was not an accident of preservation ... typical of its relatives. According to a cladistic analysis performed by the describers, Nanyangosaurus ... more details
Italictitle Taxobox name Cacibupteryx fossil range Late Jurassic regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Sauropsida ordo Pterosaur ia subordo Rhamphorhynchoidea familia Rhamphorhynchidae genus Cacibupteryx genus authority Gasparini, Fern ndez, and de la Fuente, 2004 binomial Cacibupteryx caribensis binomial authority Gasparini, Fern ndez, and de la Fuente, 2004 Cacibupteryx is a genus of rhamphorhynchid rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur from the middle late Oxfordian stage Oxfordian age Upper Jurassic Jagua Formation of Pinar del R o , Cuba . The genus was named in 2004 by Zulma Gasparini , Marta Fern ndez paleontologist Marta Fern ndez and Marcelo de la Fuente . The type species is Cacibupteryx caribensis . The genus name is derived from Cacibu , the Lord of the Sky in Ta no language Ta no and Greek pteryx , wing . The specific name zoology specific name refers to the Caribbean, Caribe in Spanish. The genus is based on holotype IGO V 208, a partial but well preserved uncrushed skull missing the tip of the snout, teeth, and lower jaws and fragmentary left wing the distal end of the ulna , fragments of the radius , and the first and fourth Phalanx bones phalanx of the wing finger. The partial skull is seventeen centimeters long 6.7 inches , is preserved in three dimensional space three dimensions , and has a broad roof. The wingspan and length were not estimated by the describers, but it was indicated to be a relatively large form. ref name GFF04 cite journal last Gasparini first Zulma coauthors Fern ndez, Marta and de la Fuente, Marcelo year 2004 title A new pterosaur from the Jurassic of Cuba journal Palaeontology volume 47 issue 4 pages 919 927 doi 10.1111 j.0031 0239.2004.00399 url http www.blackwell synergy.com links doi 10.1111 j.0031 0239.2004.00399.x pdf accessdate 2007 03 03 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The describers assigned Cacibupteryx to the Rhamphorhynchidae . Although there is little overlapping material with contemporan ... more details
. The arms are relatively short but the humerus is very robust. The describers suggest the arm might ... to the Troodontidae by the describers. It possesses a combination of primitive basal phylogenetics ... more details
which possess relatively longer lower legs. It was assumed by the describers that adults protected ... was by the describers assigned to the Ornithomimidae . It was a basal phylogenetics basal ornithomimid that was considered by its describers a more derived form than Archaeornithomimus , though more ... more details
and lower ends having broken off. From its general shape the describers inferred however, that it was about ... AXRK12 cite doi 10.1007 s00114 012 0911 7 ref Phylogeny Ichthyovenator was by its describers assigned ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Taxobox name Margined snake eel image Omochelys cruentifer.gif image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Anguilliformes familia Ophichthidae genus Ophichthus species O. cruentifer binomial Ophichthus cruentifer binomial authority George Brown Goode Goode & Tarleton Hoffman Bean T. H. Bean , 1896 The margined snake eel , Ophichthus cruentifer , is a snake eel in the genus Ophichthus . The most striking feature of this fish and one that distinguishes it from all other Gulf of Maine eel s is that the tip of its tail is hard and pointed. Other distinctive features are that it is only about one thirty seventh to one thirty eighth as deep as it is long that its dorsal fin originates only a short distance behind the tips of the pectoral fin s when these are laid back that its anal fin originates far behind its dorsal fin that its snout is bluntly pointed and that its mouth gapes rearward considerably beyond its eyes but not so far back as in the long nosed eel . The dorsal and anal fins end a little in front of the tip of the tail. The gill openings are short new moon shaped slits, close in front of the bases of the pectoral fins. Its peculiar and savage physiognomy was stressed by its describers. It was originally described as brownish yellow uniformly. However, those that have been sighted have been light brown uniformly, with large snake eels being darker than small ones. A young specimen about 2 inches 6 cm long was pale with dark speckles. References FishBase species genus Ophichthus species cruentifer month June year 2011 External links http www.gma.org fogm Omochelys cruentifer.htm Category Ophichthidae fr Ophichthus cruentifer nl Ophichthus cruentifer ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Maileus image image caption image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropoda classis Arachnida ordo Spider Araneae familia Salticidae subfamilia Hasariinae genus Maileus genus authority George and Elizabeth Peckham Peckham & Peckham , 1907 diversity link List of Salticidae species Maileus diversity 1 species range map range map width 250px species M. fuscus binomial Maileus fuscus binomial authority Peckham & Peckham, 1907 Maileus is a spider genus biology genus of the Salticidae family jumping spiders . Its only species, M. fuscus , is only known from Sarawak and Sumatra . According to its original describers, it is closely related to the genus Microhasarius . M. fuscus is known only from a single female, which is about 6 mm long. Although no published drawings exist, Zabka has drawn the genitalia, and Proszynski has drawn the genitalia of both sexes of what is probably a different species of Maileus . ref Murphy & Murphy 2000 272 ref No study has been published on the genus since its first description ref Platnick 2007 ref . Name The species name is derived from Latin fuscus dusky, brown . Footnotes reflist References aut Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John 2000 An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society , Kuala Lumpur. aut Platnick, Norman I. 2007 http research.amnh.org entomology spiders catalog index.html The world spider catalog , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History . Category Salticidae salticidae stub fr Maileus fuscus it Maileus nl Maileus fuscus vi Maileus fuscus ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Ogdenia image image caption image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropoda classis Arachnida ordo Spider Araneae familia Salticidae subfamilia Hasariinae genus Ogdenia genus authority George and Elizabeth Peckham Peckham & Peckham , 1908 diversity link List of Salticidae species Ogdenia diversity 1 species range map range map width 250px species O. mutilla binomial Ogdenia mutilla binomial authority Peckham & Peckham, 1907 synonyms Rooseveltia mutilla Ogdenia is a spider genus biology genus of the Salticidae family jumping spiders . Its only described species, O. mutilla , is endemic ecology endemic to Sarawak , Borneo . Peckham & Peckham regarded the species as being close to Hasarius . The female epigyne was drawn by Proszynsky 1984 . The genus was originally called Rooseveltia , but replaced by the original authors a year later. ref Platnick 2007 ref Name The original describers thought the species to Mimicry mimic a Mutillidae mutillid wasp . ref Murphy & Murphy 2000 272 ref Footnotes reflist References aut Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John 2000 An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society , Kuala Lumpur. aut Platnick, Norman I. 2007 http research.amnh.org entomology spiders catalog index.html The world spider catalog , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History . Further reading aut Peckham, G.W. & Peckham, E.G. 1907 The Attidae of Borneo. Trans. Wiscons. Ac. Sci. Arts Let. 15 603 653. aut Peckham, G.W. 1908 The generic name Roseveltia sic? . Bull. Wiscons. nat. Hist. Soc. 6 171. aut Pr szy ski, J. 1984 Atlas rysunk w diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae Araneae . Wyzsza Szkola Rolniczo Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach 2 1 177. Category Salticidae salticidae stub fr Ogdenia mutilla it Ogdenia nl Ogdenia mutilla vi Ogdenia mutilla ... more details
Italictitle Taxobox name Harpactognathus fossil range Late Jurassic regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Sauropsida ordo Pterosaur ia subordo Rhamphorhynchoidea familia Rhamphorhynchidae genus Harpactognathus species H. gentryii binomial Harpactognathus gentryii binomial authority Kenneth Carpenter Carpenter , David A. Unwin Unwin , Cloward, Clifford Miles, and Clark Miles, 2003 Harpactognathus meaning seizing grasping jaw was a genus of pterosaur found in the Late Jurassic age Morrison Formation of Albany County, Wyoming Albany County , Wyoming , USA . It is based on North American Museum of Ancient Life NAMAL 101 , a partial skull consisting of the snout, recovered from near Bone Cabin Quarry in 1996. The species name honors the discoverer, Joe Gentry, a volunteer for the Western Paleontological Laboratories, in Lehi, Utah Lehi , Utah . ref name KCetal03 Carpenter, K., Unwin, D.M., Cloward, K., Miles, C.A., and Miles, C. 2003 . A new scaphognathine pterosaur from the Upper Jurassic Formation of Wyoming, USA. In Buffetaut, E., and Mazin, J. M. eds. . Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs. Geological Society of London, Special Publications 217 45 54. ref Its describers found it to be most similar to Scaphognathus among pterosaurs, albeit substantially larger estimated skull length of 280 300 mm 11 12 in , estimated wingspan of at least 2.5 m 8.2 ft . Because of the similarity, Harpactognathus was assigned to the subfamily Scaphognathinae of the family Rhamphorhynchidae . This genus is also notable for having a low bony crest running all the way to the tip of the beak pterosaur bone crests usually do not reach the tip and for being the oldest known Morrison Formation pterosaur, having been found in the Salt Wash Member Kimmeridgian . ref name KCetal03 Paleobiology As a rhamphorhynchid, Harpactognathus would have been an Flying and gliding animals aerial predator of small prey the authors hypothesized that scaphognathines specialized in i ... more details
Taxobox name Woodnymph image ThaluraniaGlaucopis200805DarioSanches.jpg image caption male Violet capped Woodnymph regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Apodiformes familia Trochilidae genus Thalurania genus authority John Gould Gould , 1848 subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text Woodnymphs are hummingbird in the genus Thalurania . Males are green and violet blue, while females are green with white tipped tails and at least partially whitish underparts. Both sexes have an almost straight, entirely black bill and little or no white post ocular spot. They are found in forest primarily humid and tall second growth. The species in this genus are almost entirely allopatric allo or parapatric , and a species is present virtually everywhere in the tropical humid Neotropics . Species In 2009 an additional species was described as the Black capped Woodnymph T. nigricapilla . It is reportedly restricted to Valle del Cauca in Colombia and lacks iridescence to its crown, but at present no official authority beyond the describers themselves recognize it as valid. Violet crowned Woodnymph Violet crowned or Purple crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica Green crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi Emerald bellied Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi hypochlora Fork tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata Violet capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis Mexican Woodnymph Thalurania ridgwayi Long tailed Woodnymph Thalurania watertonii References Commonscat Thalurania Peterson, A. T., Stiles, F. G., and Schuchmann, K. L. 1999. Woodnymphs Thalurania . pp. 585 586 in del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., and Sargatal, J. eds. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84 87334 25 3 Vald s Vel squez, A., Schuchmann, K. L. 2009. A new species of hummingbird Thalurania Trochilidae, Trochilinae from the western Colombian Andes. Ornithologisher Anzeiger 48 143 149 Category Trochilidae Apodiformes stub br Thalurania ca Thalurania es Th ... more details
Taxobox name Fair Brocket image regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Even toed ungulate Artiodactyla familia Deer Cervidae genus Brocket deer Mazama species M. ochroleuca binomial Mazama ochroleuca binomial authority Marc van Roosmalen & Van Hooft, year? Notice that description on van Roosmalen s page see references does not indicate a year. This in itself does not make the description invalid ICZN code, chapter 5, article 21 , but the manner of publication does ICZN code, chapter 3, article 8 The fair brocket Mazama ochroleuca , also known as the white brocket deer or lang pt veado branco to locals, is a possible species of brocket deer from the south central Amazon Rainforest Amazon near the Aripuan River in Brazil . ref name description van Roosmalen, M., & Pim van Hooft. http marcvanroosmalen.org fairbrocketdeer.htm A new species of living brocket deer Mammalia Cervidae from the Brazilian Amazon. Accessed October 09, 2010. ref At present no authority notably the IUCN beyond the describers themselves recognize it as valid. Disregarding this, the presently used scientific name is invalid, as the formal description only has been published online, ref name description and consequently does not comply with chapter 3, article 8 of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ICZN code. ref International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2000 . http www.iczn.org iczn International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 4th edition. Accessed October 09, 2010. ref References reflist 2 Category Mazama eventoedungulate stub ... more details
italictitle speciesbox name Skorpiovenator fossil range Late Cretaceous , fossilrange 95 earliest 99.6 latest 93.5 image Skorpiovenator cast.jpg image width 250px image caption Cast of the holotype specimen genus Skorpiovenator parent authority Canale et al. , 2009 species bustingorryi authority Canale et al. , 2009 Skorpiovenator is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of Argentina . Image Skorpiovenator BW.jpg thumb left Restoration The type species , Skorpiovenator bustingorryi , is known from a single, nearly complete skeleton missing only most of the forelimbs and parts of the tail. The specimen was recovered from the lower part of the Huincul Formation in Patagonia , dating to the late Cenomanian stage, about 95 million years ago. It would have lived alongside other carnivorous dinosaurs such as the carcharodontosaurid Mapusaurus and another abelisaurid, Ilokelesia . ref name Canaleetal2009 Cite journal author Canale, J.I., Scanferla, C.A., Agnolin, F., and Novas, F.E. year 2009 title New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods journal Naturwissenschaften pmid 19057888 volume 96 issue 3 pages 409 414 doi 10.1007 s00114 008 0487 4 ref The type specimen was described and named by Canale, Scanferla, Agnolin, and Novas in 2009 though the paper was released as an advanced publication online in 2008 . The name Skorpiovenator bustingorryi is derived from the Greek and Latin for scorpion hunter, due to the abundant scorpions present at the dig site, and the specific name honors Manuel Bustingorry, who owned the farm where the specimen was found. ref name Canaleetal2009 The describers have defined a new name Brachyrostra for a clade , to which Skorpiovenator belonged. ref name Canaleetal2009 References Reflist Portal Dinosaurs Category Abelisaurids Category Cretaceous dinosaurs Category Dinosaurs of South America Category Fossil taxa described in 2009 ca Skorpiovenator ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Soesiladeepakius image image width 250px image caption regnum Animal ia subregnum Eumetazoa phylum Arthropoda subphylum Chelicerata classis Arachnida ordo Spider Araneae infraordo Araneomorphae zoosectio Dionycha superfamilia Salticoidea familia Salticidae genus Soesiladeepakius genus authority Makhan, 2007 species S. aschnae diversity 1 species diversity link List of Salticidae species Soesiladeepakius binomial Soesiladeepakius aschnae binomial authority Makhan, 2007 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Soesiladeepakius aschnae S. aschnae range map range map width 250px Soesiladeepakius is a spider genus biology genus of the Salticidae family jumping spiders . Its single described species is found in Suriname . The genus appears to be allied to Thiodina , but differs in the shape of the palpal organ. S. aschnae is only known from male specimens. These are 2.4 mm long, with a brown carapace. Name The genus is a combination of the given names Soesila and Deepak, the wife and son of the describer. The species is named after the describers daughter Aschna. References aut Makhan, Dewanand 2007 Soesiladeepakius aschnae gen. et sp. nov. and Soesilarishius amrishi gen. et sp. nov. from Suriname Araneae Salticidae . Calodema Supplementary Paper 60 . http www.calodema.com freefiles makhan soesiladeepakius.pdf PDF aut Platnick, Norman I. 2009 http research.amnh.org entomology spiders catalog index.html The world spider catalog , version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History . Category Salticidae Salticidae stub fr Soesiladeepakius aschnae it Soesiladeepakius nl Soesiladeepakius aschnae vi Soesiladeepakius aschnae ... more details
italictitle speciesbox name Panamericansaurus fossil range Late Cretaceous genus Panamericansaurus parent authority Calvo & Porfiri, 2010 in paleontology 2010 species schroederi authority Calvo & Porfiri, 2010 Panamericansaurus is a genus of titanosauria n sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period geology Period of what is now South America . It is very similar to the closely related Aeolosaurus , differing only in details of the vertebrae. The type species Panamericansaurus schroederi was named and described by Jorge Orlando Calvo and Juan Domingo Porfiri in 2010 in paleontology 2010 . The generic name refers to the Pan American Energy company which financially supported the paleontological investigations. The specific name zoology specific name honours the Schroeder family on whose land the remains were found. The describers placed Panamericansaurus in a clade within the Titanosauridae , the Aeolosaurini , of which also Aeolosaurus and Gondwanatitan are members. The holotype MUCPv 417 was in June 2003 found near San Patricio del Cha ar , in Neuqu n in a layer of the Allen Formation dating from the Campanian Maastrichtian . It consists of five tail vertebrae, a sacral vertebra, a left humerus, haemal arch es and rib fragments. The humerus is 123 centimetres long. The total length of the holotype individual was estimated at eleven metres. ref name calvo&porfiri2010 cite journal author Calvo, J.O. and Porfiri, J.D. year 2010 title Panamericansaurus schroederi gen. nov. sp. nov. Un nuevo Sauropoda Titanosauridae Aeolosaurini de la Provincia del Neuqu n, Cret cico Superior de Patagonia, Argentina url http www.seer.ufu.br index.php braziliangeojournal article viewFile 8170 5242 journal Brazilian Geographical Journal Geosciences and Humanities research medium volume 1 number pages 100 115 doi ref References reflist Portal Dinosaurs Sauropodomorph stub Category Cretaceous dinosaurs Category Dinosaurs of South America Category Titanosaurs Category Fossil taxa descr ... more details
Taxobox name Madeiran Scops Owl status Extinct status system image image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Strigiformes familia Strigidae genus Scops owl Otus species O. mauli binomial Otus mauli binomial authority Rando, Pieper, Alcover & Olson, 2012 ref name zt cite journal author Rando, Juan Carlos Pieper, Harald Alcover, Josep Antoni & Olson, Storrs L. year 2012 title A new species of extinct fossil scops owl Aves Strigiformes Strigidae Otus from the Archipelago of Madeira North Atlantic Ocean journal Zootaxa volume 3182 issue pages 29 42 url http www.mapress.com zootaxa 2012 f z03182p042f.pdf ref The Madeiran Scops Owl Otus mauli , is a small extinction extinct owl that used to inhabit the island of Madeira , in the Macaronesia n archipelago off the north west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean . History Fossil bones of the owl were found in Quaternary sites on Madeira. It is the first extinct owl species to be described from Macaronesia. The describers suggest that the most likely cause of extinction was human settlement of Madeira in the early 15th century, with its associated habitat destruction and the introduced species introduction of alien species . Similar, though more fragmentary, remains were also found on the neighbouring island of Porto Santo Island Porto Santo , which may be of the same, or a closely related, species. ref name zt Description The owl was a similar size to the Eurasian Scops Owl , though the leg bones were longer. Estimates of its body weight and wing loading suggest that it was largely ground dwelling. ref name zt References reflist Category Otus Category Birds of Madeira Category Fossil taxa described in 2012 Category Holocene extinctions Category Species made extinct by human activities Category Extinct birds Category Animals described in 2012 Strigiformes stub ... more details
Taxobox name Niue Night Heron status EX status ref ref name wb image regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Pelecaniformes familia Ardeidae genus Nycticorax species N. kalavikai binomial Nycticorax kalavikai binomial authority David Steadman Steadman , Trevor H. Worthy Worthy , Anderson & Walter, 2000 ref name wb The Niue Night Heron Nycticorax kalavikai is an extinct night heron species that was endemism endemic to the island of Niue in West Polynesia . History The night heron was described in 2000 from subfossil bones collected in January 1995 by paleozoology paleozoologist Trevor H. Worthy Trevor Worthy at the Anakuli cave site in Hakupu village. The age range of about 5300 to 3600 yr Before Present BP for fossil material collected from the site predates human settlement of the island. ref name wb cite journal author Steadman, David W. Worthy, Trevor H. Anderson, Atholl J. & Walter, Richard. date 2000 06 01 title New species and records of birds from prehistoric sites on Niue, southwest Pacific. journal Wilson Bulletin volume 112 issue 2 pages 165 186 url http www.highbeam.com doc 1G1 63789264.html doi subscription required ref Etymology The specific epithet comes from the Niuean language Niuean words kalavi land crab and kai food , alluding to speculation by the describers that Terrestrial crab land crabs constituted an important part of the species diet. ref name wb See also List of birds of Niue References reflist Category Extinct birds Category Nycticorax Category Holocene extinctions Category Fossil taxa described in 2000 Category Birds of Polynesia Category Late Quaternary prehistoric birds Category Fauna of Niue Pelecaniformes stub Paleo bird stub ... more details
was visible, interpreted as corresponding to the original camouflage colour patterning. The describers ... 11.8 cm 4.65 in long, a long tail and a wingspan of about 85 cm 33.46 in . The describers ... more details
growing at its death. Extrapolating from the sixty six centimetres long thighbone, the describers estimated ... of later forms. ref name Makovickyetal Classification Beishanlong was by the describers assigned ... more details
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