Nahmavis grandei Musser and Clarke 2020 (bird)

Aves - Neornithes

Full reference: G. Musser and J. A. Clarke. 2020. An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes . Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8(559929):1-18

Belongs to Nahmavis according to G. Musser and J. A. Clarke 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FMNH PA778, a partial skeleton (anterior partial skeleton). Its type locality is Locality A, Sandwich Beds, which is in an Eocene lacustrine - large horizon in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Locality A, Sandwich Beds

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