Gastornis Hébert 1855 (bird)

Aves - Gastornithiformes - Gastornithidae

Parent taxon: Gastornithidae according to L. D. Martin 1992

See also Bourdon et al. 2014, Carroll 1988, Harrison and Walker 1977, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2007, Mlikovsky 2002, Wetmore 1960 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxon: Zhongyuanus

Subtaxa: Gastornis edwardsi Gastornis giganteus Gastornis laurenti Gastornis minor Gastornis parisiensis Gastornis russelli

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), France (2), the United Kingdom (1)

• Paleocene of Belgium (1), France (4), Germany (1)

Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences

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