Ichthyornis


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Ichthyornis

[ik·thē′ȯr·nəs]
(paleontology)
The type genus of Ichthyornithidae.
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Since it was first described, the avian genus Ichthyornis has been among the taxa most associated with the classic chalk strata of North America.
Ichthyornis was reported from the Cretaceous of Texas by Marsh (1877).
In fact, two well-documented Texas specimens of Ichthyornis have been known since 1940, although they apparently have not been described.
The fossil bird Ichthyornis in the Cretaceous of Texas

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