Ceramornis Brodkorb 1963 (shorebird)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Cimolopterygidae

Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1963. Birds from the Upper Cretaceous of Wyoming. Proceedings of the XIII International Ornithological Congress 55-70

Parent taxon: Cimolopterygidae according to F. L. Agnolin 2010

See also Brodkorb 1963, Cracraft 1972 and Hope 2002

Sister taxa: Cimolopteryx, Lamarqueavis

Subtaxa: Ceramornis major

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Type: Ceramornis major

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620) (Cretaceous of Wyoming)

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