Graculavus velox Marsh 1872 (shorebird)

Aves - Charadriiformes

Alternative combination: Limosavis velox

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of Hesperornis regalis, with notices of four other new species of Cretaceous birds. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 3(13-18):360-365

Belongs to Graculavus according to S. Hope 2002

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hope 1999, Lambrecht 1933, Marsh 1872, Marsh 1880, Olson and Parris 1987, Shufeldt 1915, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxon: Graculavus augustus

Type specimen: YPM 855, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Hornerstown area (Hornerstown Fm.) (PROXY), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine marl in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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