Gettyia Atterholt et al. 2018 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Avisauridae

Full reference: J. Atterholt, J. H. Hutchison, and J. K. O'Connor. 2018. The most complete enantiornithine from North America and a phylogenetic analysis of the Avisauridae. PeerJ 6:e5910:1-45

Parent taxon: Avisauridae according to J. Atterholt et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Avisaurus, Bauxitornis, Enantiophoenix, Halimornis, Intiornis, Mirarce, Neuquenornis, Soroavisaurus

Subtaxa: Gettyia gloriae

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Jack's Birthday Site, MOR TM-068 (bone layer) (Cretaceous of Montana)

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