†Orthonyx wakefieldi Baird 1993 (logrunner)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Orthonychidae
Full reference: R. F. Baird. 1993. Pleistocene avian fossils from Pyramids Cave (M-89), eastern Victoria, Australia. Alcheringa 17:383-404
Belongs to Orthonyx according to R. F. Baird 1993
See also Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Orthonyx hypsilophus, Orthonyx kaldowinyeri
Type specimen: MVP183118, a limb element (femur). Its type locality is Pyramids Cave (M-89), which is in a Pleistocene cave siliciclastic in Australia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pyramids Cave (M-89)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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