†Calciavis Nesbitt and Clarke 2016 (bird)
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Aves - Neornithes - Lithornithidae
Full reference: S. J. Nesbitt and J. A. Clarke. 2016. The anatomy and taxonomy of the exquisitely preserved Green River Formation (Early Eocene) lithornithids (Aves) and the relationships of Lithornithidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 406:1-91
Parent taxon: Lithornithidae according to S. J. Nesbitt and J. A. Clarke 2016
Sister taxa: Fissuravis, Lithornis, Paracathartes, Pseudocrypturus
Subtaxa: Calciavis grandei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Warfield Springs (Eocene of Wyoming)
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