Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Full reference: J. A. Fedducia. 1970. A new shorebird from the Upper Pliocene. Journal of the Graduate Research Center 38:58-60
Belongs to Tringa according to J. A. Fedducia 1970
Sister taxa: Tringa ameghini, Tringa erythropus, Tringa flavipes, Tringa glareola, Tringa incana, Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa nebularia, Tringa ochropus, Tringa semipalmata, Tringa solitaria, Tringa totanus, Totanus praecursor, Totanus majori, Totanus scarabellii, Totanus totanus
Type specimen: UMMP V25800, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Saw Rock Canyon (Lower), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Saw Rock Canyon (Lower)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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