Full reference: V. L. De Pietri, R. P. Scofield, S. J. Hand, A. J. D. Tennyson, and T. H. Worthy. 2016. Sheathbill-like birds (Charadriiformes: Chionoidea) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Australasia. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Belongs to Neilus according to V. L. De Pietri et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMNZ S.52628, a limb element (omal extremity of left coracoid). Its type locality is Manuherikia River site, Saint Bathans, Home Hills Station, HH1a, which is in an Altonian lacustrine - large sandstone/claystone in the Bannockburn Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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