Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Alternative combinations: Eortyx hoffmanni, Palaeortyx hoffmanni, Tringa hoffmanni
Full reference: P. Gervais. 1852. Zoologie et Paléontologie Françaises (Animaux Vertébrés) ou Nouvelles Recherches sur les Animaux Vivants et Fossiles de la France [French Zoology and Paleontology (Vertebrate Animals) or New Research on the Living and Fossil Animals of France] 1–3:1-274+
Belongs to Ludiortyx according to J. Mlikovsky 2002
See also Brodkorb 1967, Brunet 1970, Gervais 1852, Gervais 1859, Lambrecht 1933 and Olson 1977
Sister taxon: Ludiortyx adelus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Plátrières de Pantin, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in France
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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