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Copepteryx
''Copepteryx'' is an extinct genus of flightless bird of the family Plotopteridae, endemic to Japan during the Oligocene living from 28.4—23 mya, meaning it existed for approximately . The name is derived from the Greek words "Kope pteryx" meaning oar wing. The apparent reference to the 19th Century Paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope is accidental. ''Copepteryx'' was a diving plotopterid bird which is similar to the Waimanu. ==Taxonomy== ''Copepteryx'' was named by Olson and Hasegawa in 1996. Its type is ''Copepteryx hexeris''. It was assigned to ''Plotopteridae'' by Olson and Hasegawa in 1996.
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