†Aptornis Mantell 1848 (bird)
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Parent taxon: Aptornithidae according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2011
See also Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Worthy 1997, Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Aptornis defossor Aptornis otidiformes Aptornis proasciarostratus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (12 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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