Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1870. Notice of some fossil birds, from the Cretaceous and Tertiary formations of the United States. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 2 49(145):205-217
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to S. Hope 2002
See also Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Cracraft 1972, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 1977, Olson and Parris 1987, Sepkoski 2002, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Pluvianidae, Recurvirostridae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornithidae, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Telmatornis priscus
Type: Telmatornis priscus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (2: New Jersey collections)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: New Jersey)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
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