†Uintornis marionae Feduccia and Martin 1976 (woodpecker)
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Aves - Piciformes - Picidae
Full reference: A. Feduccia and L. D. Martin. 1976. The Eocene zygodactyl birds of North America (Aves: Piciformes). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27:101-110
Belongs to Uintornis according to A. Feduccia and L. D. Martin 1976
See also Houde and Olson 1992 and Olson 1985
Sister taxon: Uintornis lucaris
Type specimen: KUVP 26906, a set of limb elements. Its type locality is Sage Creek, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Sage Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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