Tytthostonyx Olson and Parris 1987 (bird)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Tytthostonychidae

Full reference: S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris. 1987. The Cretaceous birds of New Jersey. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 63:1-22

Parent taxon: Tytthostonychidae according to S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris 1987

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Tytthostonyx glauconiticus

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Type: Tytthostonyx glauconiticus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Inversand Company marl pit, Sewell (MFL) (Cretaceous to Paleocene of New Jersey)

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