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Talpanas, the Glossary

Index Talpanas

Talpanas lippa, the Kauaʻi mole duck, is an extinct species of duck.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 35 relations: Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Before Present, Duck, Endemism, Extinction, Flightless bird, Foramen, Fossil, Genus, Glossary of archaeology, Greek language, Hawaii, Helen F. James, Holocene, Holotype, Kauai, Kiwi (bird), Latin, Mahaulepu Beach, Makauwahi Cave, Mole (animal), Monotypic taxon, Neurocranium, Optic nerve, Plant litter, Platypus, Sense of smell, Smithsonian Institution, Somatosensory system, Species, Storrs L. Olson, Tarsometatarsus, Trigeminal nerve, Visual impairment, Zootaxa.

  2. Anatidae
  3. Extinct monotypic bird genera
  4. Taxa named by Helen F. James

Andrew N. Iwaniuk

Andrew N. Iwaniuk is a Canadian biologist who largely works in the fields of evolutionary neuroscience, neuroethology and ornithology.

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Before Present

Before Present (BP) or "years before present (YBP)" is a time scale used mainly in archaeology, geology, and other scientific disciplines to specify when events occurred relative to the origin of practical radiocarbon dating in the 1950s.

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Duck

Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Flightless bird

Flightless birds have, through evolution, lost the ability to fly.

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Foramen

In anatomy and osteology, a foramen (foramina, or foramens) is an opening or enclosed gap within the dense connective tissue (bones and deep fasciae) of extant and extinct amniote animals, typically to allow passage of nerves, arteries, veins or other soft tissue structures (e.g. muscle tendon) from one body compartment to another.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Glossary of archaeology

This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains.

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Greek language

Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Helen F. James

Helen Frances James (born May 22, 1956) is an American paleontologist and paleornithologist who has published extensively on the fossil birds of the Hawaiian Islands.

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Holocene

The Holocene is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago.

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Holotype

A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.

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Kauai

Kauai, anglicized as Kauai, is one of the main Hawaiian Islands.

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Kiwi (bird)

Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the order Apterygiformes.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Mahaulepu Beach

Māhāulepū Beach is a beach on the southeast coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

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Makauwahi Cave

The Makauwahi Cave is the largest limestone cave found in Hawaii.

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Mole (animal)

Moles are small mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Neurocranium

In human anatomy, the neurocranium, also known as the braincase, brainpan, or brain-pan, is the upper and back part of the skull, which forms a protective case around the brain.

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Optic nerve

In neuroanatomy, the optic nerve, also known as the second cranial nerve, cranial nerve II, or simply CN II, is a paired cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

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Plant litter

Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that have fallen to the ground.

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Platypus

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania.

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Sense of smell

The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Somatosensory system

The somatosensory system is a subset of the sensory nervous system responsible for the perception of touch.

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Species

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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Storrs L. Olson

Storrs Lovejoy Olson (April 3, 1944 – January 20, 2021) was an American biologist and ornithologist who spent his career at the Smithsonian Institution, retiring in 2008.

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The tarsometatarsus is a bone that is only found in the lower leg of birds and some non-avian dinosaurs.

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Trigeminal nerve

In neuroanatomy, the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing; it is the most complex of the cranial nerves.

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Visual impairment

Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.

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Zootaxa

Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists.

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See also

Anatidae

Extinct monotypic bird genera

Taxa named by Helen F. James

References

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

Also known as Kaua'i Mole Duck, Kauai Mole Duck, Kauaʻi mole duck, Small-eyed Duck, Talpanas lippa.