†Hokkaidornis abashiriensis 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
Belongs to Hokkaidornis according to G. Kaiser et al. 2015
See also Mayr 2009 and Sakurai et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMP 44, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Abashiri, which is in a Chattian coastal sandstone in the Tokoro Formation of Japan.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Abashiri
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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