Corvus moriorum pycrafti Gill, 2003:54
South Island Maori crow, South Island Maori raven
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Corvus antipodum pycrafti Gill, 2003:54
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
South Island, New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype:
NMNZ S.38960 (right humerus)
Paratypes:
NMNZ S.36310 (right femur)
NMNZ S.36367 (left ulna and right femur)
NMNZ S.38960 (right femur)
AIM 575 (held in the Auckland Museum)
Other specimens:
NMNZ S.23396 (Holdaway & Worthy, 1997)
NMNZ S.38935 (Holdaway & Worthy, 1997)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gill, B. J. (2003). Osteometry and systematics of the extinct New Zealand ravens (Aves: Corvidae: Corvus). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1: 43-58.
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Holdaway, R.N. & Worthy, T.H. 1997. A reappraisal of the late Quaternary fossil vertebrates of Pyramid Valley Swamp, North Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 24: 69–121.
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