Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Full reference: C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1976. Birds of the British Upper Eocene. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 59:323-351
Parent taxon: Scolopacidae according to C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker 1976
Sister taxa: Actitis, Arenaria, Bartramia, Calidriinae, Calidrinae, Calidris, Coenocorypha, Elorius, Eroliinae, Gallinago, Heteroscelus, Limnodromus, Limosa, Limosinae, Lymnocryptes, Numeniinae, Numenius, Nuntius, Palaeotringinae, Paractitis, Parvelorius, Phalaropus, Philohela, Prosobonia, Scolopacinae, Scolopax, Totanus, Tringa, Tringinae, Tryngites, Xenus
Subtaxa: Villetus grandis Villetus waltoni
Type: Villetus grandis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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