A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand
A new species of giant petrel, Macronectes tinae sp. nov., is described from the Pliocene deposits of South Taranaki, New Zealand. The holotype is a near complete skull and the paratype a fragmentary left humerus; both come from the Tangahoe Formation, dating from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian or “W...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/29075 2023-06-11T04:11:49+02:00 A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand Tennyson, Alan J. D. Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe 2023-01-30 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29075 https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3010006 eng eng MDPI Taxonomy Tennyson AJD, Salvador RB. A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand. Taxonomy. 2023;3:57-67 FRIDAID 2143478 doi:10.3390/taxonomy3010006 2673-6500 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29075 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) openAccess Copyright 2023 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2023 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3010006 2023-05-03T23:05:53Z A new species of giant petrel, Macronectes tinae sp. nov., is described from the Pliocene deposits of South Taranaki, New Zealand. The holotype is a near complete skull and the paratype a fragmentary left humerus; both come from the Tangahoe Formation, dating from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian or “Waipipian”; age estimated as ca. 3.36–3.06 Ma). The new species of giant petrel is the first fossil Macronectes ever reported. It is morphologically similar to the two present-day Macronectes spp., but it was a smaller bird. The skull is diagnosed by its overall smaller size, a proportionately longer apertura nasi ossea, and potentially by a shorter os supraocciptale. The humerus is diagnosed from both species by a proportionately less deep shaft, a more prominent medial portion of the epicondylus ventralis, and a larger and fusiform fossa medialis brachialis. The Tangahoe Formation is proving to be a remarkable source of marine vertebrate fossils and an important piece of the puzzle in understanding the evolution and biogeography of seabirds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Giant Petrel University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Fossa ENVELOPE(9.795,9.795,62.990,62.990) Nasi ENVELOPE(-23.036,-23.036,66.336,66.336) New Zealand Taxonomy 3 1 57 67 |
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A new species of giant petrel, Macronectes tinae sp. nov., is described from the Pliocene deposits of South Taranaki, New Zealand. The holotype is a near complete skull and the paratype a fragmentary left humerus; both come from the Tangahoe Formation, dating from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian or “Waipipian”; age estimated as ca. 3.36–3.06 Ma). The new species of giant petrel is the first fossil Macronectes ever reported. It is morphologically similar to the two present-day Macronectes spp., but it was a smaller bird. The skull is diagnosed by its overall smaller size, a proportionately longer apertura nasi ossea, and potentially by a shorter os supraocciptale. The humerus is diagnosed from both species by a proportionately less deep shaft, a more prominent medial portion of the epicondylus ventralis, and a larger and fusiform fossa medialis brachialis. The Tangahoe Formation is proving to be a remarkable source of marine vertebrate fossils and an important piece of the puzzle in understanding the evolution and biogeography of seabirds. |
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Tennyson, Alan J. D. Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand |
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A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand |
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A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand |
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A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand |
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A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand |
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A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand |
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new giant petrel (macronectes, aves: procellariidae) from the pliocene of taranaki, new zealand |
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Taxonomy Tennyson AJD, Salvador RB. A new giant petrel (Macronectes, Aves: Procellariidae) from the Pliocene of Taranaki, New Zealand. Taxonomy. 2023;3:57-67 FRIDAID 2143478 doi:10.3390/taxonomy3010006 2673-6500 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29075 |
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