Name - Hesperornis regalis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

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Variants and Synonyms

• Hesperornis regalis Marsh 1872

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Bone microstructure of the diving Hesperornis and the volant Ichthyornis from the Niobrara Chalk of western Kansas.
• Notes on the hindlimb myology and syndesmology of the Mesozoic toothed bird Hesperornis regalis (Aves: Hesperornithiformes).
• Comparative anatomy of the intertarsal joint in extant and fossil birds: inferences for the locomotion of Hesperornis regalis (Hesperornithiformes) and Emeus crassus (Dinornithiformes).
• Synchrotron imaging of dentition provides insights into the biology of Hesperornis and Ichthyornis, the 'last' toothed birds.
• Aspects of cranial adaptation in foot-propelled diving birds - foraging and visual fields of some piscivorous species.

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