Manu (bird)

Manu antiquus is a species of extinct bird of uncertain affinities from the Oligocene of New Zealand. It was described by Brian Marples in 1946 from fossil material (part of a furcula) found near Duntroon, north Otago, in the South Island. Marples suggested that it might be an early albatross; subsequent researchers have speculated that it could be a pelagornithid; however, its affinities remain uncertain. The genus name Manu is Māori for “bird”; the specific epithet antiquus is Latin for “old” or “ancient”.[2][3]

Manu antiquus
Temporal range: Oligocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
incertae sedis
Family:
incertae familiae
Genus:
Manu

Species:
M. antiquus
Binomial name
Manu antiquus
Marples, 1946

References
  1. Marples, B.J. (1946). "Notes on some neognathous bird bones from the Early Tertiary of New Zealand". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 76: 132–134.
  2. Gill, B.J. (Convener, OSNZ Checklist Committee) (2010). Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Fourth edition. Wellington: Te PaPa Press in association with the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-877385-59-9.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Miskelly, C.M. (2013). "Bird of unknown affinities". New Zealand Birds Online. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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