Hybridisation in kiwi (Apteryx; Apterygidae) requires taxonomic revision for the Great Spotted Kiwi
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Miocene fossils show that kiwi (Apteryx, Apterygidae) are probably not phyletic dwarves
Until now, kiwi (Apteryx, Apterygidae) have had no pre-Quaternary fossil record to inform on the timing of their arrival in New Zealand or on their inter-ratite relationships. Here we describe two fossils in a new genus of apterygid from Early Miocene sediments at St Bathans, Central Otago, minimally dated to 19–16 Ma. The new fossils indicate a markedly smaller and possibly volant bird, suppor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Avian Research
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2053-7166
DOI: 10.1186/s40657-021-00257-6