†Australornis Mayr and Scofield 2014 (waterfowl)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Vegaviidae
Full reference: G. Mayr and R. P. Scofield. 2014. First diagnosable non-sphenisciform bird from the early Paleocene of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 44(1):48-56
Parent taxon: Vegaviidae according to F. L. Agnolín et al. 2017
See also Mayr and Scofield 2014
Sister taxa: Maaqwi, Neogaeornis, Polarornis
Subtaxa: Australornis lovei
Type: Australornis lovei
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Waipara River M34/f453 (Paleocene to Paleocene of New Zealand)
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