†Hakawai De Pietri et al. 2015 (shorebird)
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Full reference: V. L. De Pietri, R. P. Scofield, A. J. D. Tennyson, S. J. Hand, and T. H. Worthy. 2015. Wading a lost southern connection: Miocene fossils from New Zealand reveal a new lineage of shorebirds (Charadriiformes) linking Gondwanan avifaunas. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
Parent taxon: Scolopaci according to V. L. De Pietri et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Scolopacimilis
Subtaxa: Hakawai melvillei
Type: Hakawai melvillei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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