†Nanantius Molnar 1986 (avialan)
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Reptilia - Alexornithiformes - Alexornithidae
Full reference: R. E. Molnar. 1986. An enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia. Nature 322:736-738
Parent taxon: Alexornithidae according to E. N. Kurochkin 2000
See also Kurochkin 1996, Molnar 1986, Poropat et al. 2023 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Abavornis, Alexornis, Explorornis, Incolornis, Kizylkumavis, Lenesornis, Sazavis, Zhyraornis
Subtaxa: Nanantius eos
Type: Nanantius eos
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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