Ameghinornis minor Gaillard 1939 (seriema)

Aves - Cariamiformes - Cariamidae

Alternative combination: Strigogyps minor

Full reference: C. Gaillard. 1939. Contribution a l'étude des oiseaux fossiles [Contribution to the study of fossil birds]. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon 15(2):1-100

Belongs to Ameghinornis according to D. W. Peters 2007

See also Gaillard 1939, Mlikovsky 2002 and Mourer-Chauviré 1981

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Phosphorites du Quercy (for taxa with non-specific locality data) (Eocene to Miocene of France)

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