Alternative combinations: Patagopteryx deferaisii, Patagopteryx deferriasi
Full reference: H. M. F. Alvarenga and J. F. Bonaparte. 1992. A new flightless landbird from the Cretaceous of Patagonia. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science Series 36:51-64
Belongs to Patagopteryx according to S. Zhou et al. 2013
See also Alvarenga and Bonaparte 1992, Candeiro and Harris 2012, Chiappe 2002, Chiappe 2002, Chiappe and Calvo 1994, Cruzado-Caballero et al. 2016, Lawver et al. 2011, Méndez et al. 2015, Novas 1997 and Padian 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MACN-N 03, a partial skeleton (incomplete postcranial skeleton consisting of 18 vertebrae, synsacrum, and much of the pectoral and pelvic girdles, wings, and hindlimbs). Its type locality is Boca del Sapo, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, which is in a Santonian fluvial-deltaic sandstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Boca del Sapo, Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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