Palaeotodus Olson 1976 (bird)

Aves - Coraciiformes - Todidae

Parent taxon: Todidae according to G. Mayr and N. Micklich 2010

See also Carroll 1988, Mayr and Knopf 2007 and Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: Protornis, Todus

Subtaxa: Palaeotodus escampsensis Palaeotodus itardiensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Frauenweiler (Oligocene of Germany)

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