Aves - Enantiornithes - Avisauridae
Full reference: M. K. Brett-Surman and G. S. Paul. 1985. A new family of bird-like dinosaurs linking Laurasia and Gondwanaland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5(2):133-138
Belongs to Avisaurus according to J. K. O'Connor et al. 2014
See also Brett-Surman and Paul 1985, Chiappe and Calvo 1994, Frey and Martill 1995, Padian 2004, Sanz et al. 1995, Varricchio and Chiappe 1995 and Zanno et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 117600, a limb element (left metatarsus). Its type locality is Brownie Butte, which is in a Lancian terrestrial sandstone in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Montana, North Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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