Palaelodus ambiguus Milne-Edwards 1871 (swimming flamingo)

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

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