†Calcardea Gingerich 1987 (bird)
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Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1987. Early Eocene bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and other vertebrates in freshwater limestones of the Willlwood Formation, Clark's Fork Basin, Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(11):275-320
Parent taxon: Telluraves according to G. Mayr et al. 2019
See also Gingerich 1987
Sister taxa: Afroaves, Australaves
Subtaxa: Calcardea junnei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Discovery Site (Eocene of Wyoming)
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