| 词条 | Amitabha (bird) |
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| fossil_range = Middle Eocene | genus = Amitabha | parent_authority = Gulas-Wroblewski and Wroblewski, 2002 | species = urbsinterdictensis | authority = Gulas-Wroblewski and Wroblewski, 2002 }}Amitabha urbsinterdictensis is an ancient bird from the Middle Eocene (approximately 50 million years before the present) in North America. One specimen has been found to date. Bonnie Gulas-Wroblewski and Anton Wroblewski described and named it in 2002.[1] SpecimensThe only known specimen of A. urbsinterdictensis is the type, AMNH 30331, which consists of a partial skeleton, including an incomplete humerus, scapula, sternum, and pelvis.[2] It is from the Bridger Formation of Wyoming, which is of Middle Eocene age.[1] RelationshipsIn their 2002 paper, Gulas-Wroblewski and Wroblewski found A. urbsinterdictensis to be a crown-group galliform, and a member of the "phasianoids", the group that also includes such birds as peacocks, pheasants, and turkeys.[1] Gerald Mayr criticized this analysis.[2] A 2009 study by Daniel Ksepka found the species to belong neither to the crown nor the stem of the galliformes, but rather to have affinities to the rails.[3] NameExplaining their choice of name, Gulas-Wroblewski and Wroblewski wrote, "urbsinterdictensis refers to the "Forbidden City" locality of Wyoming. Amitabha is for Amitabha Buddha, the bodhisattva of enlightenment and compassion, who commonly adopts the form of a peacock when incarnated in the material world".[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{harvnb|Gulas-Wroblewski|Wroblewski|2002}} 2. ^1 {{harvnb|Mayr|2009|p=43}} 3. ^{{harvnb|Ksepka|2009}} Literature cited{{Wiktionary|Amitabha}}
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3 : Eocene birds|Paleogene birds of North America|Fossil taxa described in 2002 |
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