Aves - Hesperornithiformes - Hesperornithidae
Synonyms: Coniornis Marsh 1893, Hargeria Lucas 1903, Lestornis Marsh 1876
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of Hesperornis regalis, with notices of four other new species of Cretaceous birds. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 3(13-18):360-365
Parent taxon: Hesperornithidae according to A. Bell and L. M. Chiappe 2016
See also Bakker 1986, Brodkorb 1971, Carroll 1988, Chatterjee 1991, Chiappe 2002, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kurochkin 2000, Kurochkin et al. 2013, Marsh 1872, Marsh 1875, Marsh 1876, Marsh 1880, Martin 1984, Martin and Tate 1976, Norell and Clarke 2001, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Padian 2004, Rees and Lindgren 2005, Sepkoski 2002, Shufeldt 1915, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Asiahesperornis, Asiahesperornithinae, Canadaga, Parahesperornis
Subtaxa: Hesperornis altus Hesperornis bairdi Hesperornis chowi Hesperornis crassipes Hesperornis gracilis Hesperornis lumgairi Hesperornis macdonaldi Hesperornis mengeli Hesperornis montanus Hesperornis regalis Hesperornis rossicus
Type: Hesperornis regalis
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (32: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), the Russian Federation (4), Sweden (1), United States (13: Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota)
Total: 50 collections including 64 occurrences
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