Oligonomus milleri De Pietri et al. 2015 (plains-wanderer)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Pedionomidae

Full reference: V. L. De Pietri, A. B. Camens, and T. H. Worthy. 2015. A Plains-wanderer (Pedionomidae) that did not wander plains: a new species from the Oligocene of South Australia. Ibis 157:68-74

Belongs to Oligonomus according to T. H. Worthy and J. M. T. Nguyen 2020

See also De Pietri et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SAMA P27976, a limb element (left coracoid lacking sternal end). Its type locality is Steve's Site, Lake Palankarinna, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine claystone/siltstone in the Etadunna Formation of Australia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Steve's Site, Lake Palankarinna

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