†Chionoides australiensis De Pietri et al. 2016 (shorebird)
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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 Chionoides according to V. L. De Pietri et al. 2016
See also Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SAM P41458, a limb element (left coracoid). Its type locality is Neville's Nirvana, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine horizon in the Etadunna Formation of Australia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Neville's Nirvana
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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