†Tsidiiyazhi Ksepka et al. 2017 (bird)
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Aves - Sandcoleiformes - Sandcoleidae
Full reference: D. T. Ksepka, T. A. Stidham, and T. E. Williamson. 2017. Early Paleocene landbird supports rapid phylogenetic and morphological diversification of crown birds after the K–Pg mass extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114(30):8047-8052
Parent taxon: Sandcoleidae according to D. T. Ksepka et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Anneavis, Eobucco, Eoglaucidium, Sandcoleus
Subtaxa: Tsidiiyazhi abini
Type: Tsidiiyazhi abini
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at NMMNH L-6898 (Paleocene of New Mexico)
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