†Megavitiornis Worthy 2000 (bird)
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Aves - Neornithes - Sylviornithidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy. 2000. The fossil megapodes (Aves: Megapodiidae) of Fiji with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 30:337-364
Parent taxon: Sylviornithidae according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2016
See also Worthy 2000
Sister taxon: Sylviornis
Subtaxa: Megavitiornis altirostris
Type: Megavitiornis altirostris
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Fiji (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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