†Paracrax wetmorei Cracraft 1968 (bird)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Bathornithidae
Full reference: J. Cracraft. 1968. A review of the Bathornithidae (Aves, Gruiformes), with remarks on the relationships of the suborder Cariamae. American Museum Novitates 2326:1-46
Belongs to Paracrax according to J. Cracraft 1968
Sister taxa: Paracrax antiqua, Paracrax gigantea
Type specimen: F:A.M. No. 42998, a limb element (complete right humerus). Its type locality is Indian Stronghold (Protoceras Channel), which is in a Whitneyan fluvial sandstone in the Brule Formation of South Dakota.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Indian Stronghold (Protoceras Channel)
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