†Asteriornis maastrichtensis Field et al. 2020 (bird)
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Full reference: D. J. Field, J. Benito, A. Chen, J. W. M. Jagt, and D. T. Ksepka. 2020. Late Cretaceous neornithine from Europe illuminates the origins of crown birds. Nature 579:397-401
Belongs to Asteriornis according to D. J. Field et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NHMM 2013 008, a partial skeleton (Near-complete skull + postcrania). Its type locality is CBR-Romontbos Quarry (Base of Valkenburg Mbr.), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate grainstone in the Maastricht Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at CBR-Romontbos Quarry (Base of Valkenburg Mbr.)
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