Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of Hesperornis regalis, with notices of four other new species of Cretaceous birds. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 3(13-18):360-365
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to S. Hope 2002
See also Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hope 1999, Lambrecht 1933, Olson and Parris 1987, Sepkoski 2002, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Charadriisimilis, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Pluvianidae, Recurvirostridae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Graculavus augustus Graculavus velox
Type: Graculavus velox
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey, Wyoming)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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