Aves - Charadriiformes - Graculavidae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1870. Notice of some fossil birds, from the Cretaceous and Tertiary formations of the United States. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 2 49(145):205-217
Parent taxon: Graculavidae according to S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris 1987
See also Cracraft 1972, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Marsh 1870, Sepkoski 2002, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxon: Laornis
Subtaxa: Palaeotringa littoralis Palaeotringa vagans
Type: Palaeotringa littoralis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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