Aves - Pelecaniformes - Protoplotidae

Full reference: K. Lambrecht. 1931. Protoplotus beauforti n.g. n.sp., ein Schlangenhalsvogel aus dem Tertiär von W. Sumatra. Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandisch-Indie 17:15-24

Parent taxon: Protoplotidae according to G. F. van Tets et al. 1989

See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1931, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2009 and Olson 1985

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Protoplotus beauforti

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Protoplotus beauforti type (Paleocene to Eocene of Indonesia)

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