†Dakotornis Erickson 1975 (shorebird)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Dakotornithidae
Full reference: B. R. Erickson. 1975. Dakotornis cooperi, a new Paleocene bird from North Dakota. Scientific Publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota, New Series 3(1):1-7
Parent taxon: Dakotornithidae according to B. R. Erickson 1975
See also Carroll 1988 and Olson 1981
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Dakotornis cooperi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wannagan Creek Quarry (Paleocene of North Dakota)
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