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Kookne

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Kookne
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Ornithuromorpha
Clade: Ornithurae
Genus: Kookne
Novas et al, 2019
Species:
K. yeutensis
Binomial name
Kookne yeutensis
Novas et al, 2019

Kookne is a prehistoric bird genus from the Late Cretaceous. Known from a coracoid, the remains of the only known species Kookne yeutensis were found in rocks from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Chorrillo Formation of Santa Cruz, Argentina.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ * Novas, F.; Agnolin, F.; Rozadilla, S.; Aranciaga-Rolando, A.; Brissón-Eli, F.; Motta, M.; Cerroni, M.; Ezcurra, M.; Martinelli, A.; D'Angelo, J.; Álvarez-Herrera, J.; Gentil, A.; Bogan, S.; Chimento, N.; García-Marsà, J.; Lo Coco, G.; Miquel, S.; Brito, F.; Vera, E.; Loinaze, V.; Fernandez, M.; Salgado, L. (2019). "Paleontological discoveries in the Chorrillo Formation (upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. 21 (2): 217–293. doi:10.22179/REVMACN.21.655. hdl:11336/122229. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. ^ Acosta Hospitaleche, C.; O'Gorman, J. P.; Panzeri, K. M. (2023). "A new Cretaceous bird from the Maastrichtian La Colonia Formation (Patagonia, Argentina)". Cretaceous Research. 150. 105595. Bibcode:2023CrRes.15005595A. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105595. S2CID 259059084.