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Clade Alcedinides (bird)

Aves - Coraciiformes

Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to G. Mayr 2022

Sister taxa: Alcedinidae, Brachypteraciidae, Coracii, Coraciidae, Coracioidea, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Eocoraciidae, Halcyones, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae, Ueekenkcoracias

Subtaxa: Quasisyndactylus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Messel (Eocene of Germany)

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