Reptilia - Hesperornithiformes

Full reference: T. Tanaka, Y. Kobayashi, K. Kurihara, A. R. Fiorillo, and M. Kano. 2018. The oldest Asian hesperornithiform from the Upper Cretaceous of Japan, and the phylogenetic reassessment of Hesperornithiformes. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16(8):689-709

Parent taxon: Hesperornithiformes according to T. Tanaka et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Baptornithidae, Brodavidae, Enaliornis, Enaliornithidae, Fumicollis, Hesperornithidae, Pasquiaornis, Potamornis

Subtaxa: Chupkaornis keraorum

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Type: Chupkaornis keraorum

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kumaoi Creek (Cretaceous of Japan)

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