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Proapteryx, the Glossary

Proapteryx micromeros is an extinct kiwi known from the 16–19 million-year-old early Miocene sediments of the St Bathans Fauna of Otago, New Zealand.^[1]

17 relations: Australia, Buff-banded rail, Cassowary, Elephant bird, Emu, Kiwi (bird), Little spotted kiwi, Madagascar, Miocene, Moa, New Zealand, Otago, Palaeognathae, Ratite, Species, St Bathans fauna, Tinamou.
Birds of the South Island
Extinct monotypic bird genera
Paleognathae

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Buff-banded rail

The buff-banded rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis) is a distinctively coloured, highly dispersive, medium-sized rail of the rail family, Rallidae.

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Cassowary

Cassowaries (muruk, kasuari, Biak: man suar, Papuan: kasu weri) are flightless birds of the genus Casuarius in the order Casuariiformes.

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Elephant bird

Elephant birds are extinct flightless birds belonging to the order Aepyornithiformes that were native to the island of Madagascar.

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Emu

The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird.

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Kiwi (bird)

Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the order Apterygiformes. Proapteryx and Kiwi (bird) are endemic birds of New Zealand and ratites.

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Little spotted kiwi

The little spotted kiwi or little grey kiwi (Apteryx owenii) is a small flightless bird in the kiwi family, Apterygidae. Proapteryx and little spotted kiwi are endemic birds of New Zealand.

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Madagascar

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Moa

Moa (order Dinornithiformes) are an extinct group of flightless birds formerly endemic to New Zealand. Proapteryx and Moa are extinct birds of New Zealand and ratites.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Otago

Otago (Ōtākou) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council.

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Palaeognathae

Palaeognathae is an infraclass of birds, called paleognaths or palaeognaths, within the class Aves of the clade Archosauria. Proapteryx and Palaeognathae are Paleognathae.

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Ratite

A ratite is any of a group of mostly flightless birds within the infraclass Palaeognathae. Proapteryx and ratite are ratites.

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A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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St Bathans fauna

The St Bathans fauna is found in the lower Bannockburn Formation of the Manuherikia Group of Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Tinamou

Tinamous are members of the order Tinamiformes, and family Tinamidae, divided into two distinct subfamilies, containing 46 species found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proapteryx

Also known as Proapteryx micromeros.