Aves - Hesperornithiformes - Hesperornithidae
Full reference: L. D. Martin. 1984. A new hesperornithid and the relationships of the Mesozoic birds. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 87(3/4):141-150
Parent taxon: Hesperornithidae according to A. Bell and L. M. Chiappe 2020
See also Bell and Chiappe 2016, Bell and Everhart 2009, Carroll 1988, Martin 1984, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Sepkoski 2002 and Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Asiahesperornis, Asiahesperornithinae, Canadaga, Hesperornis
Subtaxa: Parahesperornis alexi
Type: Parahesperornis alexi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Kansas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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