†Cypselavus gallicus Gaillard 1908 (swift)
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Aves - Apodiformes - Aegialornithidae
Full reference: C. Gaillard. 1908. Les oiseaux des phosphorites du Quercy [The birds from the Quercy phosphorites]. Annales de l'Université de Lyon, nouvelle séries. 1. Sciences, Médecine 23:1-178
Belongs to Cypselavus according to J. Mlikovsky 2002
See also Gaillard 1908, Harrison 1984 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Cypselavus gaillardi, Cypselavus intermedius
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mouillac (old collection), which is in a MP 25 terrestrial phosphorite in France
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (2 collections)
• Eocene of France (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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