Maaqwi
Maaqwi is an extinct genus of large marine diving bird from the Late Cretaceous (Northumberland Formation, latest Campanian) of Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
| Maaqwi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | †Vegaviiformes |
| Family: | †Vegaviidae |
| Genus: | †Maaqwi McLachpan, Kaiser, & Longrich, 2017 |
| Species: | †M. cascadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Maaqwi cascadensis McLachlan, Kaiser, & Longrich, 2017 | |
References
- McLachlan, 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. PMC 5722380. PMID 29220405.
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