Apsaravis ukhaana Norell and Clarke 2001 (bird)

Aves - Ornithothoraces

Full reference: M. A. Norell and J. A. Clarke. 2001. Fossil that fills a critical gap in avian evolution. Nature 409:181-184

Belongs to Apsaravis according to S. Zhou et al. 2013

See also Norell and Clarke 2001 and Padian 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGM 100/1017, a skeleton (nearly complete skeleton with fragmentary skull). Its type locality is Camels Humps Amphitheater, Ukhaa Tolgod, which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Camels Humps Amphitheater, Ukhaa Tolgod

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