†Oreopholus orcesi Campbell 1976 (lapwing)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Full reference: K. E. Campbell. 1976. The late Pleistocene avifauna of La Carolina, southwestern Ecuador. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27:155-168
Belongs to Oreopholus according to K. E. Campbell 1976
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is La Carolina, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Ecuador
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at La Carolina
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