†Hokkaidornis Sakurai et al. 2008 (bird)
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Aves - Suliformes - Plotopteridae
Full reference: K. Sakurai, M. Kimura, and T. A. Katoh. 2008. New penguin-like bird (Pelecaniformes; Plotopteridae) from the Late Oligocene Tokoro Formation, northeastern Hokkaido. Oryctos 7:83-94
Parent taxon: Tonsalinae according to G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert 2018
See also Dyke et al. 2011, Kaiser et al. 2015, Mayr 2009 and Sakurai et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Copepteryx, Klallamornis, Olympidytes, Tonsala
Subtaxa: Hokkaidornis abashiriensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Abashiri (Oligocene of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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