Aves - Anseriformes - Vegaviidae

Full reference: S. M. S. McLachlan, G. W. Kaiser, and N. R. Longrich. 2017. Maaqwi cascadensis: A large, marine diving bird (Avialae: Ornithurae) from the Upper Cretaceous of British Columbia, Canada. PLos One 12(12):e0189473

Parent taxon: Vegaviidae according to S. M. S. McLachlan et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Australornis, Neogaeornis, Polarornis

Subtaxa: Maaqwi cascadensis

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Type: Maaqwi cascadensis

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Phipps Point, NW Hornby Island (Cretaceous of British Colombia)

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