†Pikaihao bartlei Worthy et al. 2013 (heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy, J. P. Worthy, A. J. D. Tennyson and R. P. Scofield. 2013. A Bittern (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Early Miocene of New Zealand. Paleontological Journal 47(11):1331-1343
Belongs to Pikaihao according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMNZ S.53345, a limb element (Tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Site HH4, Home Hills Station (H41/f95), which is in an Altonian lacustrine - large claystone in the Bannockburn Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Site HH4, Home Hills Station (H41/f95)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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