Olson & Rasmussen (2001)に基づく。この地層からは、主に孤立しているが診断に有用な四肢骨から知られている、極めて多様な化石鳥類が発見されている。すべての標本は Lee Creek Mine から収集された。ほとんどの分類学的割り当ては現生種との概略的な類似性に基づいており、類似性を示すために「aff.」という接尾辞が付けられているが、直接的な分類学的割り当てを意図したものではない。[ 19 ]
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