Locality and Horizon.—Collected in the "middle marl beds" by Nicolas Wain from his marl pits near Hornerstown, New Jersey; Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), either basal Hornerstown Formation or Navesink Formation.
Measurements (in mm).—Depth through outer condyle 8.2; width of shaft just proximal to outer condyle 7.0.
Comparisons.—This specimen and that of P. vagans are too fragmentary for useful comparison. Both have the foramen in the groove for M. peroneus brevis, mentioned above. Their overall similarity to Presbyornis and to charadriiform birds in general justifies retaining them with the other "graculavids" but other than this little else can be said. In size, Palaeotringa littoralis would have been about equal to Burhinus bistriatus vocifer and smaller than Esacus magnirostris. Hence it would seem to be too small to belong to the same species as Graculavus velox and is definitely too large to be referable to Telmatornis priscus.
Figure 8.—Distal end of right tibiotarsus of (a,c,e) Laornis edvardsianus, holotype, YPM 820, compared with (b,d,f) the same element enlarged in Presbyornis sp., UW BQ305: a,b, anterior views; c,d, lateral views (note large foramen in peroneus brevis groove of Laornis); e,f, distal views. (a,c,e, × 1.5, b,d,f, × 4; specimens coated with ammonium chloride to enhance detail.)
Palaeotringa littoralis?
Figure 9a
Referred Material.—Distal portion of a left humerus, NJSM 11303.
Locality and Horizon.—Collected from the main fossiliferous layer of the Inversand Company marl pit, Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey; Hornerstown Formation, latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian); collected 27 September 1972 by David C. Parris.
Measurements (in mm).—Distal width 12.8, depth through dorsal condyle 6.9, width of shaft at proximal extent of brachial fossa 8.2.