Brodavis mongoliensis Martin et al. 2012 (bird)

Aves - Hesperornithiformes - Brodavidae

Full reference: L. D. Martin, E. N. Kurochkin, and T. T. Tokaryk. 2012. A new evolutionary lineage of diving birds from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia. Palaeoworld 21:59-63

Belongs to Brodavis according to L. D. Martin et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Brodavis americanus, Brodavis baileyi, Brodavis varneri

Type specimen: PIN 4491-8, a limb element (partial tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Bugin Tsav [AMNH], which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bugin Tsav [AMNH]

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