Palaeoephippiorhynchus Lambrecht 1930 (stork)

Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae

Parent taxon: Ciconiidae according to D. T. Rasmussen et al. 1987

See also Carroll 1988 and Lambrecht 1933

Sister taxa: Anastomus, Ciconia, Ciconiinae, Cygnus bilinicus, Ephippiorhynchus, Grallavis, Leptoptilini, Leptoptilos, Mycteria, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Propelargus, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchus

Subtaxa: Palaeoephippiorhynchus dietrichi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)

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