†Apatornis celer Marsh 1873 (bird)
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Alternative combination: Ichthyornis celer
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1873. Notice of a new Species of Ichthyornis . American Journal of Science and Arts 5(1):74
Belongs to Apatornis according to M. T. Carrano 2025
See also Brodkorb 1971, Clarke 2004, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hope 2002, Lambrecht 1933, Marsh 1873, Marsh 1873, Marsh 1873, Marsh 1880, Shufeldt 1915, Wetmore 1956 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxon: Apatornis retustus
Type specimen: YPM 1451, a set of postcrania (synsacrum). Its type locality is Butte Creek, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian carbonate chalk in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Butte Creek
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