†Sylphornis bretouensis Mourer-Chauviré 1988 (bird)
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Aves - Piciformes - Sylphornithidae
Full reference: C. Mourer-Chauviré. 1988. Le gisement du Bretou (Phosphorites du Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) et sa faune des vertebres de l'Eocene superieur; 2. Oiseaux. [Le Bretou locality (Quercy Phosphorites, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) and its late Eocene vertebrate fauna; 2. Birds.]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 205(1-6):29-50
Belongs to Sylphornis according to C. Mourer-Chauviré 1988
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BRT 1025, right tarsometatarsal and "diaphyse", a set of limb elements
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sylphornis bretouensis in the database
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