Makahala
Extinct genus of procellariiform bird
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Makahala is an extinct monotypic genus of procellariiform bird that lived in North America during the latest Eocene and earliest Oligocene epochs.[1]
| Makahala Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Genus: | †Makahala |
| Species: | †M. mirae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Makahala mirae Mayr, 2015 | |
Etymology
The generic name Makahala is derived from the Makah Formation, the geologic formation in which the type specimen was found, and the Latin word 'ala', meaning wing. The specific epithet of the type and only species, Makahala mirae, references Mira Vogel, the daughter of Olaf Vogel, a preparator at the Senckenberg Museum.[2]
