†Vegavis iaai Clarke et al. 2005 (waterfowl)
PaleoDB taxon number: 81024
Full reference: J. A. Clarke, C. P. Tambussi, J. I. Noriega, G. M. Erickson, and R. A. Ketcham. 2005. Definitive fossil evidence for the extant avian radiation in the Cretaceous. Nature 433(20):305-308
Belongs to Vegavis according to J. A. Clarke et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MLP 93-I-3-1, a partial skeleton (disarticulated partial postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is VEG9303, Cape Lamb, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal sandstone in the López de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: volant herbivore