Orthonyx wakefieldi Baird, 1993:390
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene (Worthy & Nguyen, 2020)
Distribution
Victoria, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Baird, R. F. (1993). Pleistocene Avian Fossils from Pyramids Cave (M-89), Eastern Victoria, Australia. Alcheringa 17(3-4): 383-404.
Other references:
Sayol, Ferran, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Blackburn, Tim M., Antonelli, Alexandre and Faurby, Søren. (2020). Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds. Science Advances 6(49): eabb6095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb6095 [Supplementary Material (Data File S1)]
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.
Worthy, Trevor H. and Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. (2020). An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144(1): 66-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/03721426.2020.1756560
Worthy, Trevor H., Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. and Travouillon, Kenny J. (2024). Checklist of the Fossil Bird Species of Australia. Available from: https://www.australasianpalaeontologists.com/national-fossil-species-lists [Accessed 24 November 2024]