†Protoplotus beauforti Lambrecht 1931 (bird)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Protoplotidae
Full reference: K. Lambrecht. 1931. Protoplotus beauforti n.g. n.sp., ein Schlangenhalsvogel aus dem Tertiär von W. Sumatra. Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandisch-Indie 17:15-24
Belongs to Protoplotus according to K. Lambrecht 1931
See also Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2009 and Olson 1985
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Geological Museum Bandung, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Protoplotus beauforti type, which is in a Paleocene/Eocene lacustrine horizon in Indonesia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Protoplotus beauforti type
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