Aves - Anseriformes - Presbyornithidae
Full reference: E. N. Kurochkin and G. J. Dyke. 2010. A large collection of Presbyornis (Aves, Anseriformes, Presbyornithidae) from the late Paleocene and early Eocene of Mongolia. Geological Journal 45:375-387
Belongs to Presbyornis according to E. N. Kurochkin and G. J. Dyke 2010
Sister taxa: Presbyornis isoni, Presbyornis pervetus, Presbyornis recurvirostrus
Type specimen: PIN 3104-607, a set of limb elements (distal end of left tarsometarsus). Its type locality is Tsagan Khushu Quarry 1 [SMPE], which is in a Bumbanian terrestrial gravel in the Naran Bulak Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mongolia (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Mongolia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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