Maaqwi cascadensis McLachlan et al. 2017 (waterfowl)

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

Belongs to Maaqwi according to S. M. S. McLachlan et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: RBCM.EH2008.011.01120, a set of limb elements. Its type locality is Phipps Point, NW Hornby Island, which is in a Campanian marine mudstone in the Northumberland Formation of Canada.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Phipps Point, NW Hornby Island

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