Hebe schucherti Shufeldt 1913 (perching bird)

Aves - Passeriformes - Formicaroidae

Alternative combination: Neanis schucherti

Full reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1913. Fossil feathers and some heretofore undescribed fossil birds. Journal of Geology 21(7):628-652

Belongs to Hebe according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Brodkorb 1965, Feduccia and Martin 1976, Grande 1984, Olson 1985, Shufeldt 1913 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YPM 2831. Its type locality is Petrified fish cut (Richardson Coll), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite/shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Petrified fish cut (Richardson Coll)

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