Tingmiatornis arctica Bono et al. 2016 (bird)

Aves - Ornithurae

Full reference: R. K. Bono, J. Clarke, J. A. Tarduno and D. Brinkman. 2016. A Large Ornithurine Bird (Tingmiatornis arctica) from the Turonian High Arctic: Climatic and Evolutionary Implications. Scientific Reports 6:38876:1-8

Belongs to Tingmiatornis according to R. K. Bono et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NUFV 1960, a limb element (Left humerus). Its type locality is Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg, which is in a Cenomanian estuary/bay siltstone/shale in the Kanguk Formation of Canada.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg

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