†Palaeoephippiorhynchus Lambrecht 1930 (stork)
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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
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)
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