†Argillipes aurorum Harrison and Walker 1977 (fowl)
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Full reference: C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1977. Birds of the British Lower Eocene. Tertiary Research Group 3:1-52
Belongs to Argillipes according to G. Mayr and T. Smith 2019
See also Harrison and Walker 1977 and Mayr 2009
Sister taxon: Argillipes paralectoris
Type specimen: Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey London Clay, which is in an Eocene marine claystone in the United Kingdom
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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