†Nupharanassa tolutaria 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
Belongs to Nupharanassa according to D. T. Rasmussen et al. 1987
Sister taxon: Nupharanassa bulotorum
Type specimen: DPC 2580, a limb element (distal end of right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Quarry E (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry E (Jebel Qatrani Formation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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