Namibiavis

Namibiavis is an extinct genus of bird related to the hoatzin^[1] from early Middle Miocene (about 16 mya) deposits of Namibia. It was collected from Arrisdrift, southern Namibia. It was first named by Cécile Mourer-Chauviré in 2003 and the type species is Namibiavis senutae.^[2]

Namibiavis Temporal range: 16 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Opisthocomiformes
Family:	Opisthocomidae
Genus:	†Namibiavis Mourer-Chauviré, 2003
Species:	†N. senutae
Binomial name
†Namibiavis senutae Mourer-Chauviré, 2003