†Turnipax 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
Parent taxon: Turnicidae according to G. Mayr and C. W. Knopf 2007
See also Mayr 2000
Sister taxa: Ortyxelos, Turnix, Cerestenia
Subtaxa: Turnipax dissipata Turnipax oechslerorum
Type: Turnipax dissipata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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