A vertebra from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Saskatchewan, found with other Upper Cretaceous vertebrate remains, is referred to the loon-like hesperornithiformBaptornis, and is the first recorded occurrence of this genus from continental deposits. It is also the first bird described from the Judith River Formation of western Canada.
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Tokaryk et al. (1992) studied this question.
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