Hesperornis bairdi Martin and Lim 2002 (avialan)

Reptilia - Hesperornithiformes - Hesperornithidae

Full reference: L. D. Martin and J.-D. Lim. 2002. New information on the hesperornithiform radiation. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1–4 June 2000 165-174

Belongs to Hesperornis according to A. Bell and L. M. Chiappe 2016

See also Martin and Lim 2002

Sister taxa: Hesperornis altus, Hesperornis chowi, Hesperornis crassipes, Hesperornis gracilis, Hesperornis lumgairi, Hesperornis macdonaldi, Hesperornis mengeli, Hesperornis montanus, Hesperornis regalis, Hesperornis rossicus

Type specimen: YPM-PU 17208A, a set of limb elements

Ecology: aquatic piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hesperornis bairdi in the database

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