†Proplegadis Harrison and Walker 1971 (tropicbird)
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Aves - Phaethontiformes - Phaethontidae
Full reference: C.J.O. Harrison and C.A. Walker. 1971. A new ibis from the lower Eocene of Britain. Ibis 113:367-368
Parent taxon: Phaethontidae according to S. L. Olson 1981
See also Harrison and Walker 1971 and Harrison and Walker 1977
Sister taxa: Heliadornis, Phaethon
Subtaxa: Proplegadis fisheri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey London Clay (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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