Palaelodus Milne-Edwards 1863 (swimming flamingo)

Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae

Synonym: Probalearica Lambrecht 1933

Parent taxon: Palaelodidae according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2010

See also Brodkorb 1963, Carroll 1988, Howard 1955, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004, Rasmussen et al. 1987, Wetmore 1960, Worthy and Nguyen 2020 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxon: Megapaloelodus

Subtaxa: Palaelodus ambiguus Palaelodus aotearoa Palaelodus crassipes Palaelodus goliath Palaelodus gracilipes Palaelodus pledgei Palaelodus steinheimensis Palaelodus wilsoni Probalearica crataegensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), the Czech Republic (3), Moldova (1), New Zealand (2), United States (1: Florida)

• Oligocene of Egypt (2), France (1)

Total: 11 collections including 20 occurrences

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