Aves - Diatrymiformes - Diatrymidae
Synonym: Omorhamphus Sinclair 1928
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1876. On a gigantic bird from the Eocene of New Mexico. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 28:10-11
Parent taxon: Diatrymidae according to A. Wetmore 1960
See also Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Lucas 1903, Matthew and Granger 1917, Mlikovsky 2002, Sinclair 1928, Wetmore 1940 and Witmer and Rose 1991
Sister taxon: Barornis
Subtaxa: Diatryma ajax Diatryma gigantea Diatryma sarasini
Type: Diatryma gigantea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections), United States (13: Wyoming)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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