Goliathia (shoebill)

Aves - Balaenicipitiformes - Balaenicipitidae

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

See also Carroll 1988 and Lambrecht 1933

Sister taxa: Balaeniceps, Paludavis

Subtaxa: Goliathia andrewsi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

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

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