Aves - Charadriiformes - Pluvianidae

Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Charadriisimilis, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Recurvirostridae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis

Subtaxa: Pluvianus

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Type: Pluvianus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Esh Shaheinab (Quaternary of Sudan)

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