Full reference: C. A. Forster, L. M. Chiappe, D. W. Krause and S. D. Sampson. 1996. The first Cretaceous bird from Madagascar. Nature 382:532-535
Belongs to Vorona according to S. Zhou et al. 2013
See also Chiappe 2002, Forster et al. 1996, Forster et al. 2002, Padian 2004 and Turner et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: University of Antananarivo 8651, a set of limb elements (left distal tibiotarsus and complete tarsometatarsus found in articulation). Its type locality is MAD93-18 (SUNY), which is in a Maastrichtian channel sandstone in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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