Tytthostonyx glauconiticus Olson and Parris 1987 (bird)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Tytthostonychidae

Full reference: S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris. 1987. The Cretaceous birds of New Jersey. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 63:1-22

Belongs to Tytthostonyx according to S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris 1987

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NJSM 11341, a limb element (right humerus). Its type locality is Inversand Company marl pit, Sewell (MFL), which is in a Maastrichtian/Paleocene shallow subtidal sandstone in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Inversand Company marl pit, Sewell (MFL)

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