Danielsraptor Mayr and Kitchener 2022 (raptor)

Aves - Falconiformes - Masillaraptoridae

Full reference: G. Mayr and A. C. Kitchener. 2022. New fossils from the London Clay show that the Eocene Masillaraptoridae are stem group representatives of falcons (Aves, Falconiformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2083515

Parent taxon: Masillaraptoridae according to G. Mayr and A. C. Kitchener 2022

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Danielsraptor phorusrhacoides

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Type: Danielsraptor phorusrhacoides

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Walton-on-the-Naze Division A2 (NMS) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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