Morsoravis sedilis Bertelli et al. 2010 (bird)

Aves - Neornithes

Full reference: S. Bertelli, B. E. K. Lindow, G. J. Dyke and L. M. Chiappe. 2010. A well‐preserved ‘charadriiform‐like’ fossil bird from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark. Palaeontology 53(3):507-531

Belongs to Morsoravis according to S. Bertelli et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MGUH 28930, a partial skeleton (an incomplete skeleton preserving the skull and mandible, the entire postatlas vertebral column, the pelvis, left hindlimb, the right femur and proximal part of). Its type locality is Klitgarden, Mors (Copenhagen collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore ramp diatomite/volcaniclastic in the Fur Formation of Denmark.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Klitgarden, Mors (Copenhagen collection)

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