巨鳥企鵝屬

巨鳥企鵝屬
化石时期:古新世, 60–56 Ma
碧絲巨鳥企鵝的復原圖
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 鸟纲 Aves
目: 企鹅目 Sphenisciformes
属: 巨鳥企鵝屬 Kumimanu
Mayr, Scofield, De Pietri & Tennyson, 2017
模式種
碧絲巨鳥企鵝 Kumimanu biceae
Mayr, Scofield, De Pietri & Tennyson, 2017
物種

巨鳥企鵝屬(學名:Kumimanu)是一已滅絕的巨型企鵝,生活在6000万至5600万年前,又称巨怪企鹅属。该属模式种为出土于新西兰的碧丝巨鸟企鹅[1]研究人员于2023年2月描述了该属下的第二个物种福氏巨鸟企鹅(学名:Kumimanu fordycei),该物种可能是目前发现的体型最大的企鹅。[2]

下属物种

本属包括以下物种:[3]

參考文獻

  1. ^ Mayr, Gerald; Scofield, R. Paul; De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Tennyson, Alan J. D. A Paleocene penguin from New Zealand substantiates multiple origins of gigantism in fossil Sphenisciformes. Nature Communications. 12 December 2017, 8 (1): 1927. PMC 5727159可免费查阅. PMID 29233963. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01959-6. 
  2. ^ Ksepka, Daniel T.; Field, Daniel J.; Heath, Tracy A.; Pett, Walker; Thomas, Daniel B.; Giovanardi, Simone; Tennyson, Alan J. D. Largest-known fossil penguin provides insight into the early evolution of sphenisciform body size and flipper anatomy. Journal of Paleontology. 8 February 2023: 1–20. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 256709376. doi:10.1017/jpa.2022.88 (英语). 
  3. ^ Kumimanu Mayr, Scofield, De Pietri & Tennyson. GBIF. [2023-05-29]. (原始内容存档于2023-05-29). 
  4. ^ Daniel T. Ksepka, Daniel J. Field, Tracy A. Heath, Walker Pett, Daniel B. Thomas, Simone Giovanardi and Alan J.D. Tennyson. 2023. Largest-known Fossil Penguin provides insight into the early Evolution of sphenisciform Body Size and Flipper Anatomy. Journal of Paleontology. First View , pp. 1 - 20 DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2022.88 UUID: zoobank.org/15b1d5b2-a5a0-4aa5-ba0a-8ef3b8461730