Ignotornis Mehl 1931 (bird)

Aves - Ignotornidae

Full reference: M. G. Mehl. 1931. Additions to the vertebrate record of the Dakota sandstone. American Journal of Science 21(125):441-452

Parent taxon: Ignotornidae according to L. G. Buckley et al. 2016

See also Calvo 2007, Haubold 1971, Haubold 1974, Kim et al. 2006, Kim et al. 2012, Kuhn 1958, Kuhn 1963, Lockley et al. 1992 and Romero Molina et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Goseongornipes, Hwangsanipes

Subtaxa: Ignotornis gajinensis Ignotornis mcconnelli Ignotornis yangi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), South Korea (3), United States (4: Alaska, Colorado)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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