Enaliornis (was RE: Hesperornis - Marine Dinosaur)

["Timothy Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Toby White wrote:

> Enaliornis is a rather scrappy fossil from the *lower* K of Britain
> which suggests an intermediate form.

_Enaliornis_ is a very problematic bird.  The scrappy postcranial material 
seems to come from a foot-propelled diver, but the braincase is very 
un-hesperornithiform-like.  I'm not even certain if they go together.  The 
_Enaliornis_ hypodigm is a mess; I think there's a problem proving 
association of the _Enaliornis_ material.

While on the topic, does anyone know the trivial name for _Asiahesperornis_?


Tim
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