†Turnipax oechslerorum Mayr and Knopf 2007 (buttonquail)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Turnicidae
Full reference: G. Mayr and C. W. Knopf. 2007. A stem lineage representative of buttonquails from the Lower Oligocene of Germany – fossil evidence for a charadriiform origin of the Turnicidae. Ibis
Belongs to Turnipax according to G. Mayr and C. W. Knopf 2007
Sister taxon: Turnipax dissipata
Type specimen: SMF Av 506a+b, a partial skeleton (slightly dissociated skeleton lacking skull and right foot). Its type locality is Frauenweiler, which is in a Rupelian estuary/bay claystone in Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Frauenweiler
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