†Palaelodus gracilipes Milne-Edwards 1863 (swimming flamingo)
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Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae
Belongs to Palaelodus according to C. Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004
See also Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Palaelodus ambiguus, Palaelodus aotearoa, Palaelodus crassipes, Palaelodus goliath, Palaelodus pledgei, Palaelodus steinheimensis, Palaelodus wilsoni, Probalearica crataegensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Czechia (2 collections)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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