Graculavus augustus Hope 1999 (shorebird)

Aves - Charadriiformes

Full reference: S. Hope. 1999. A new species of Graculavus from the Cretaceous of Wyoming (Aves: Neornithes). Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Washington, D.C, 4-7 June 1996. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 89:261-266

Belongs to Graculavus according to S. Hope 2002

See also Hope 1999

Sister taxon: Graculavus velox

Type specimen: AMNH 25223, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Bushy Tailed Blowout, which is in a Lancian terrestrial shale in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bushy Tailed Blowout

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