Elornis Aymard 1856 (flamingo)

Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae

Parent taxon: Phoenicopteridae according to H. Howard 1955

See also Harrison and Walker 1976, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 1978 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Phoeniconaias, Phoeniconotius, Phoenicoparrus, Phoenicopterus, Xenorhynchopsis

Subtaxa: Elornis grandis Elornis littoralis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ronzon (Oligocene of France)

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