†Proardea Lambrecht 1933 (heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Full reference: K. Lambrecht. 1933. Handbuch der Palaeornithologie. 1-1024
Parent taxon: Ardeinae according to J. J. Becker 1985
See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Ardeini, Ardeola, Nycticoracini, Proardeola
Subtaxa: Proardea amissa Proardea deschutteri
Type: Ardea amissa
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Hoogbutsel (Oligocene of Belgium)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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