Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Full reference: N. D. Smith, L. Grande, and J. A. Clarke. 2013. A new species of Threskiornithidae-like bird (Aves, Ciconiiformes) from the Green River Formation (Eocene) of Wyoming. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(2):363-381
Belongs to Vadaravis according to N. D. Smith et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH PA 718, a partial skeleton (a partial postcranial skeleton including portions of the axial column and associated ribs, sternum, furcula, scapula, coracoid, both humeri, both ulnae, radius,). Its type locality is Fossil Lake Sample Site H-1, which is in a Wasatchian lacustrine - large horizon in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fossil Lake Sample Site H-1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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