Reptilia - Hesperornithiformes - Hesperornithidae
Alternative combination: Hesperornis rossica
Full reference: L. A. Nessov and A. A. Yarkov. 1993. Gesperornisy v Rossii [Hesperornithiforms in Russia]. Russian Journal of Ornithology 2(1):37-54
Belongs to Hesperornis according to E. N. Kurochkin 2000
See also Nessov and Yarkov 1993 and Rees and Lindgren 2005
Sister taxa: Hesperornis altus, Hesperornis bairdi, Hesperornis chowi, Hesperornis crassipes, Hesperornis gracilis, Hesperornis lumgairi, Hesperornis macdonaldi, Hesperornis mengeli, Hesperornis montanus, Hesperornis regalis
Type specimen: VPM 26306/2, a limb element (proximal portion of right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Rychkovo (right shore of Tzimlyanskoe Reservoir), which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Manitoba collection), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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