Reptilia - Hesperornithiformes - Hesperornithidae
Alternative combination: Hesperornis montana
Full reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1915. The fossil remains of a species of Hesperornis found in Montana. Auk 32(3):290-294
Belongs to Hesperornis according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Shufeldt 1915, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Hesperornis altus, Hesperornis bairdi, Hesperornis chowi, Hesperornis crassipes, Hesperornis gracilis, Hesperornis lumgairi, Hesperornis macdonaldi, Hesperornis mengeli, Hesperornis regalis, Hesperornis rossicus
Type specimen: USNM 8199, a set of vertebrae (isolated dorsal vertebrae). Its type locality is One Mile Above the Mouth of Dog Creek, which is in a Campanian marine sandstone in the Claggett Formation of Montana.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution: found only at One Mile Above the Mouth of Dog Creek
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