†Meridiocichla salotti Louchart 2004 (thrush)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Turdidae
Full reference: A. Louchart. 2004. An extinct large thrush (Aves: Turdidae) from the Late Quaternary of Mediterranean Europe. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 233:275-296
Belongs to Meridiocichla according to A. Louchart 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH A1660, a maxilla (premaxillary). Its type locality is Grotta di Funtanedu, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in France.
Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (4 collections), Greece (4)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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