†Mystiornis cyrili Kurochkin et al. 2011 (bird)
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Aves - Mystiornithiformes - Mystiornithidae
Full reference: E. N. Kurochkin, N. V. Zelenkov, A. O. Averianov and S. V. Leshchinskiy. 2011. A new taxon of birds (Aves) from the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia, Russia. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(1):109-117
Belongs to Mystiornis according to E. N. Kurochkin et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PM TSU 16/5–45, a limb element (left metatarsus). Its type locality is Shestakovo-1, which is in an Aptian terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Ilek Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Shestakovo-1
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