Family Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte 1853 (shoebill)

Aves - Balaenicipitiformes - Balaenicipitidae

Parent taxon: Balaenicipites according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007

See also Bourdon et al. 2005, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mayr 2011, Mayr 2022 and Rasmussen et al. 1987

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Balaeniceps Goliathia Paludavis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Uganda (1 collection)

• Miocene of Tunisia (1)

• Oligocene of Egypt (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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