Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Full reference: N. V. Zelenkov and A. V. Panteleyev. 2015. Three bird taxa (Aves: Anatidae, Phasianidae, Scolopacidae) from the Late Miocene of the Sea of Azov (Southwestern Russia). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 89:515-527
Belongs to Gallinago according to N. V. Zelenkov and A. V. Panteleyev 2015
Sister taxa: Gallinago delicata, Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago hardwickii, Gallinago kakuki, Gallinago media, Gallinago megala, Gallinago paraguaiae, Gallinago stenura, Capella anthonyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Morskaya-2 locality, which is in a Turolian fluvial-deltaic claystone in the Russian Federation
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Morskaya-2 locality
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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