Reptilia - Hesperornithiformes - Hesperornithidae
Full reference: K. Aotsuka and T. Sato. 2016. Hesperornithiformes (Aves: Ornithurae) from the Upper Cretaceous Pierre Shale, Southern Manitoba, Canada. Cretaceous Research 63:154-169
Belongs to Hesperornis according to K. Aotsuka and T. Sato 2016
Sister taxa: Hesperornis altus, Hesperornis bairdi, Hesperornis chowi, Hesperornis crassipes, Hesperornis gracilis, Hesperornis macdonaldi, Hesperornis mengeli, Hesperornis montanus, Hesperornis regalis, Hesperornis rossicus
Type specimen: CFDC B.78.02.07, a set of limb elements (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Pembina Mountain region, CFDC site 7, which is in a Campanian marine shale/ash in the Pierre Shale Formation of Canada.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution: found only at Pembina Mountain region, CFDC site 7
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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