Copepteryx
Sign in to saveCopepteryx is an extinct genus of flightless bird of the family Plotopteridae, endemic to Japan during the Oligocene living from 28.4 to 23 mya, meaning it existed for approximately .
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- Parent taxon
- Plotopteridae
- Image
- Copepteryx hexeris.jpg
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7 sectionsContents
- History and Etymology
- Etymology
- Description
- Species
- ''Copepteryx hexeris''
- ''Copepteryx titan''
- References
Copepteryx is an extinct genus of flightless bird of the family Plotopteridae, endemic to Japan during the Oligocene living from 28.4 to 23 mya, meaning it existed for approximately .
==History and Etymology==
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