†Nupharanassa Rasmussen et al. 1987 (shorebird)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Jacanidae
Full reference: D. T. Rasmussen, S. L. Olson, and E. L. Simons. 1987. Fossil Birds from the Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Province, Egypt. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 62:1-20
Parent taxon: Jacanidae according to G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré 2000
See also Rasmussen et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Actophilornis, Irediparra, Jacana, Janipes, Metopidius, Microparra
Subtaxa: Nupharanassa bulotorum Nupharanassa tolutaria
Type: Nupharanassa bulotorum
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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