†Turnipax dissipata Mayr 2000 (buttonquail)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Turnicidae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2000. Charadriiformbirds from the early Oligoceneof C6reste(France)and theMiddle Eoceneof Messel (Hessen,Germany). Geobios 33(5):625-636
Belongs to Turnipax according to G. Mayr 2000
Sister taxon: Turnipax oechslerorum
Type specimen: SMF Av 427, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Luberon, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine carbonate in France.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Luberon
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