Pasquiaornis

Pass-kwe-ah-or-niss.
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Name

Pasquiaornis.

Phonetic

Pass-kwe-ah-or-niss.

Named By

T.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Tokaryk,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Cumbaa‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Storer‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Hesperornithes.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬hardiei‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬Saskatchewan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Belle Fourche Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Pasquiaornis is a genus of flightless sea bird that lived Canadian waters during the early portions of the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Pasquiaornis is regarded as being similar to the much better known Hesperornis,‭ ‬though Pasquiaornis is understood to be more primitive in form.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Early Late Cretaceous birds from Saskatchewan,‭ ‬Canada:‭ ‬the oldest diverse avifauna known from North America.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬17‭(‬1‭)‬:172-176.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Tokaryk,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Cumbaa‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Storer‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997.

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