Vanellus selysi Van Beneden 1871 (lapwing)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae

Belongs to Vanellus according to K. Lambrecht 1933

See also Dollo 1909

Sister taxa: Vanellus liffyae, Vanellus madagascariensis, Vanellus vanellus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rupelmonde, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Sables d'Anvers Formation of Belgium

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rupelmonde

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