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Bimbisula
''Bimbisula'' ("dawn booby") is an extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ... genus of Sulidae, sulid bird known from fossils discovered in Pliocene rocks of South Carolina, United States. The type species, type and only named species is ''B. melanodactylos''. The genus name is a combination of the Gullah name "Bimbi", meaning dawn, with "sula", an Icelandic language, Icelandic word for "fool" that has been used to describe boobies (Sulidae, ''booby, Sula'') in general. The species name is Ancient Greek, Greek for "black-fingered", referring to the iron staining that darkened the bones of the holotype, type specimen. ''Bimbisula melanodactylos'' is holotype, based on Charleston Museum PV2818, a partial skeleton including fragments of the skull, pectoral girdle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulidae
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The 10 species in this family are often considered congeneric in older sources, placing all in the genus ''Sula''. However, ''Sula'' (true boobies) and ''Morus'' (gannets) can be distinguished via morphological, behavioral, and DNA sequence characters. Abbott's booby (''Papasula'') is given its own genus, as it stands apart from both in these respects. It appears to be a distinct and ancient lineage, maybe closer to the gannets than to the true boobies.Kennedy, Martyn; Spencer, Hamish G. & Gray, Russell D. (1996): Hop, step and gape: do the social displays of the Pelecaniformes reflect phylogeny? ''Animal Behaviour'' 51(2): 273-291. (HTML abstract) Erratum: ''Animal Behaviour'' 51(5): 1197. Description Sulids measure about in length and have a wingspan around . They have long, narrow, and pointed wings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
