†Pediohierax ramenta Wetmore 1936 (raptor)
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Aves - Falconiformes - Falconidae
Alternative combinations: Falco (Tinnunculus) ramenta, Falco ramenta
Belongs to Pediohierax according to J. J. Becker 1987
See also Becker 1986, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 13898, a limb element (distal end of right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Observation Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Nebraska collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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