†Fumicollis Bell and Chiappe 2015 (bird)
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Full reference: A. Bell and L. M. Chiappe. 2015. Identification of a new hesperornithiform from the Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk and implications for ecologic diversity among early diving birds. PLoS ONE 10(11):e0141690:1-34
Parent taxon: Hesperornithiformes according to A. Bell and L. M. Chiappe 2015
Sister taxa: Baptornithidae, Brodavidae, Chupkaornis, Enaliornis, Enaliornithidae, Hesperornithidae, Pasquiaornis, Potamornis
Subtaxa: Fumicollis hoffmani
Type: Fumicollis hoffmani
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at 5 miles northeast of Elkader (Cretaceous of Kansas)
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