†Paakniwatavis grandei Musser and Clarke 2024 (waterfowl)
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Full reference: G. Musser and J. A. Clarke. 2024. A new Paleogene fossil and a new dataset for waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) clarify phylogeny, ecological evolution, and avian evolution at the K-Pg Boundary. PLoS ONE 19(7):e0278737:1-33
Belongs to Paakniwatavis according to G. Musser and J. A. Clarke 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH PA725, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Tynsky Quarry, which is in a Wasatchian lacustrine - large limestone in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Tynsky Quarry
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