Aves - Psittaciformes - Strigopidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy, A. J. D. Tennyson, and R. P. Scofield. 2011. An early Miocene diversity of parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(5):1102-1116
Belongs to Nelepsittacus according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Nelepsittacus donmertoni, Nelepsittacus minimus
Type specimen: NMNZ S.50826, a limb element (Distal humerus). Its type locality is HH1b Home Hills Station (H41/f90), which is in an Altonian lacustrine - large sandstone in the Bannockburn Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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