Maaqwi
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Galloanseres |
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Familia: †Vegaviidae
Genus: †Maaqwi
Species: †M. cascadensis
secundum McLachlan et al., 2017
Cladus: Ornithurae
Familia: †Vegaviidae
Genus: †Maaqwi
Species: †M. cascadensis
Name
Maaqwi McLachlan, Kaiser & Longrich, 2017
Etymology: "'ma’aqwi', the Coast Salish word meaning 'water bird'" [McLachlan et al., 2017]
References
Primary references
- McLachlan, S.M.S., Kaiser, G.W. & Longrich, N.R. 2017. Maaqwi cascadensis: A large, marine diving bird (Avialae: Ornithurae) from the Upper Cretaceous of British Columbia, Canada. PLoS ONE 12(12): e0189473. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189473 Reference page.