Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae
Synonyms: Grus miocenicus Grigorescu and Kessler 1977, Grus problematica Milne-Edwardsq 1871, Palaelodus minutus Milne-Edwards 1871, Probalearica problematica Milne-Edwardsq 1871
Belongs to Palaelodus according to C. Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004
See also Brodkorb 1952, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Palaelodus aotearoa, Palaelodus crassipes, Palaelodus goliath, Palaelodus gracilipes, Palaelodus pledgei, Palaelodus steinheimensis, Palaelodus wilsoni, Probalearica crataegensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection), the Czech Republic (3)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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