Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Full reference: J. Brunet. 1970. Oiseaux de l'Éocène supérieur du bassin de Paris. Annales de Paléontologie. Vertébrés 56:3-57
Belongs to Ardea according to J. Brunet 1970
Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cinerea, Ardea cocoi, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea goliath, Ardea herodias, Ardea humbloti, Ardea insignis, Ardea intermedia, Ardea latipes, Ardea lignitum, Ardea melanocephala, Ardea modesta, Ardea pacifica, Ardea paloccidentalis, Ardea plumifera, Ardea polkensis, Ardea purpurea, Ardea sumatrana
Type specimen: Its type locality is Romainville, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial gypsum in France
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Romainville
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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