Reptilia - Saurischia - Avisauridae
Full reference: F. E. Novas, F. L. Agnolín, and C. A. Scanferla. 2010. New enantiornithine bird (Aves, Ornithothoraces) from the Late Cretaceous of NW Argentina. Comptes Rendus Palevol 9:499-503
Belongs to Intiornis according to F. E. Novas et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MAS-P/2 1, a set of limb elements (slab and counter-slab preserving a right foot, articulated with the distal end of the corresponding tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Abra El Zunchal (2nd quarry - siltstones), which is in a Campanian lacustrine siltstone in the Las Curtiembres Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Abra El Zunchal (2nd quarry - siltstones)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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