†Vanellus selysi Van Beneden 1871 (lapwing)
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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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