Lophiornis Ameghino 1891 (bird)

Aves - Ciconiiformes

Parent taxon: Ciconiiformes according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023

See also Lambrecht 1933 and Mourer-Chauviré 1981

Sister taxa: Ardeoidae, Ciconiae, Ciconiidae, Ciconiopsis, Eocathartes, Ibididoidae, Phoenicopteri, Phoenicopteroidea, Plataleoidae, Sanshuiornis, Scopi, Scopidae, Xenerodiopidae

Subtaxa: Lophiornis obliquus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lophiornis in the database

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