Cimolopteryx Marsh 1889 (shorebird)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Cimolopterygidae

Parent taxon: Cimolopterygidae according to F. L. Agnolin 2010

See also Brodkorb 1963, Cracraft 1972, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hope 2002, Lambrecht 1933 and Shufeldt 1915

Sister taxa: Ceramornis, Lamarqueavis

Subtaxa: Cimolopteryx maxima Cimolopteryx rara

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Type: Cimolopteryx rarus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (3: Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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