†family Aegialornithidae Lydekker 1891 (swift)

Aves - Apodiformes - Aegialornithidae

Parent taxon: Apodiformes according to G. Mayr 2005

See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2003, Mayr 2005 and Wetmore 1960

Sister taxa: Apodi, Eocypselidae, Hemiprocni, Jungornithidae, Scaniacypselus

Subtaxa: Aegialornis Cypselavus Mesogiornis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (2 collections)

• Eocene of France (3)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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