Kookne
Extinct genus of birds
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Kookne is a prehistoric ornithuran 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][2]
| Kookne Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
| Clade: | Ornithurae |
| Genus: | †Kookne Novas et al, 2019 |
| Species: | †K. yeutensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kookne yeutensis Novas et al, 2019 | |
