Kookne
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Kookne is a prehistoric bird genus from the Late Cretaceous. Known from a coracoid , the remains of the only known species Kookne yeutensis were found in rocks from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Chorrillo Formation of Santa Cruz, Argentina.[1]
| Kookne Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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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: | Ornithuromorpha |
| Clade: | Ornithurae |
| Genus: | †Kookne Novas et al, 2019 |
| Species: | †K. yeutensis
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| †Kookne yeutensis Novas et al, 2019
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References
- ^ * Novas, F.; Agnolin, F.; Rozadilla, S.; Aranciaga-Rolando, A.; Brissón-Eli, F.; Motta, M.; Cerroni, M.; Ezcurra, M.; Martinelli, A.; D'Angelo, J.; Álvarez-Herrera, J.; Gentil, A.; Bogan, S.; Chimento, N.; García-Marsà, J.; Lo Coco, G.; Miquel, S.; Brito, F.; Vera, E.; Loinaze, V.; Fernandez, M.; Salgado, L. (2019). "Paleontological discoveries in the Chorrillo Formation (upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. 21 (2): 217–293. doi:10.22179/REVMACN.21.655. Retrieved 2021-01-05.