Flexomornis howei Tykoski and Fiorillo 2010 (bird)

Aves - Enantiornithes

Full reference: R. S. Tykoski and A. R. Fiorillo. 2010. An entantiornithine bird from the lower middle Cenomanian of Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(1):288-292

Belongs to Flexomornis according to R. S. Tykoski and A. R. Fiorillo 2010

See also Noto 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DMNH 18137, a limb element (right scapula missing the tip of the acromion process). Its type locality is Grapevine Lake Dam Spillway, which is in a Cenomanian delta plain sandstone in the Lewisville Formation of Texas.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Grapevine Lake Dam Spillway

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