Photo: National Park Service, Fossil Butte National Monument
- Order
- Unknown
- Family
- Unknown
- Size
- About 11.3 cm / 4.4 in
A new undescribed bird specimen from Fossil Butte (catalog FOBU20845b).
Over 30 species of birds, belonging to more than 20 families, have been identified from the Fossil Butte Member. Bird fossils include isolated feathers (the most common bird fossil from the FBM), isolated feet, wings, and other body parts, and more than 200 skulls and relatively complete skeletons.
This specimen (catalog number FOBU20845b) represents a new undescribed species of bird.
Species text: National Park Service, Fossil Butte National Monument — Fossil Bird Species.