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Extinct species of Hesperornithiformes

Nature

A group of flightless, foot-propelled diving birds, 1 to 2 m long, known by fossils from the Upper Cretaceous in North and South America and also central Asia. Hesperornithids lived in freshwater as well as marine environments.

Broader

Value

Order
Yet to rate
Extinction
Yet to rate
Disorder
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below Water

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
(E) Order
Subject
  • Societal problems » Destruction
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Sep 23, 2020