Canadaga
| Canadaga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Hesperornithes |
| Family: | † Hesperornithidae
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| Genus: | †Canadaga Hou, 1999 |
| Species: | †C. arctica
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| Binomial name | |
| †Canadaga arctica Hou, 1999
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Canadaga (meaning "Canadian bird"[1]) is a flightless bird genus from the Late Cretaceous. The single known species is Canadaga arctica. It lived in the shallow seas around what today is Bylot and Devon Islands in Nunavut, Canada. Its fossils were found in rocks dated to the Campanian[2] to mid-Maastrichtian age, about 67 million years ago.[3]
It was a member of the
Description
C. arctica is one of the largest known members of the Hesperornithes, reaching a length of 2.2 metres (7.2 ft).[2] It also represents one of the last known members of the lineage.[1] Unlike its relatives which are mainly known from subtropical or tropical waters, this species seems to have ranged in temperate or even subarctic areas.
The species is described from 3 associated cervical vertebrae, one caudal vertebra and two femurs.[3]
References
- ^ a b Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2008) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages. "Winter 2010 Supplementary Information" (PDF).
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- ^ a b Hou L.-H. (1999). "New hesperornithid (Aves) from the Canadian Arctic" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 37 (7): 228–233. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08.
- ^ Mortimer, M. (2004). "The Theropod Database: Phylogeny of taxa". Archived from the original on May 16, 2013.
External links
- "Euornithes sensu Sereno, 1998. Ornithuromorpha. Canadaga". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013.