Torotix Brodkorb 1963 (bird)

Aves - Pelecaniformes

Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1963. Birds from the Upper Cretaceous of Wyoming. Proceedings of the XIII International Ornithological Congress 55-70

Parent taxon: Pelecaniformes according to S. Hope 2002

See also Brodkorb 1963 and Brodkorb 1971

Sister taxa: Ardeidae, Cladornithes, Fregatae, Gorsachius, Odontopteryges, Odontopterygia, Pelecanidae, Protopelicanus, Protoplotidae, Steganopodes, Threskiornithidae, Tigriornis, Zebrilus, Zonerodius

Subtaxa: Torotix clemensi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620) (Cretaceous of Wyoming)

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