Vanellus Brisson 1760 (lapwing)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Parent taxon: Charadriidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also De Pietri et al. 2018, Lambrecht 1933, Tambussi et al. 2023 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Anarhynchus, Charadriinae, Charadrius, Dorypaltus, Jiliniornis, Oreopholus, Pluvialinae, Pluvialis, Pseudosterna, Vanellinae
Subtaxa: Vanellus liffyae Vanellus madagascariensis Vanellus selysi Vanellus vanellus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections), Madagascar (2), the United Kingdom (2)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Belgium (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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