Maaqwi
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Genus: | †Maaqwi McLachpan, Kaiser, & Longrich, 2017 |
| Species: | †M. cascadensis
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| †Maaqwi cascadensis McLachlan, Kaiser, & Longrich, 2017
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Maaqwiis an extinctgenusof largemarinedivingbirdfrom theLate Cretaceous(Northumberland Formation,latestCampanian) ofHornby Island,British Columbia,Canada.[1]The genus nameMaaqwicomes from theCoast Salish"ma'aqwi" meaning "water bird," and the specific epithetcascadensisreflects the fossil's origin from theCascadiaregion of Western North America. The genus is known from a single specimen,RBCM.EH2008.011.01120.It consists of acoracoid,humerus,ulna,andradiusin anoduleofmudstone.The specimen is housed in theRoyal British Columbia Museum.Maaqwihad an estimated body mass of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb).[1]Although initially described as avegaviid,[1]the German paleontologistGerald Mayrsuggested that this genus more likely belongs to theProcellariiformes.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abcMcLachlan, Sandy M. S.; Kaiser, Gary W.; Longrich, Nicholas R. (December 2017)."Maaqwi cascadensis:A large, marine diving bird (Avialae: Ornithurae) from the Upper Cretaceous of British Columbia, Canada ".PLOS ONE.12(12): e0189473.Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1289473M.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189473.PMC5722380.PMID29220405.
- ^Mayr, G. (2022). "Basic Terminology and the Broader Phylogenetic and Geological Framework)".Paleogene Fossil Birds.Springer Cham. pp. 3–27.doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87645-6_2.
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