Aegialornis gallicus Lydekker 1891 (swift)

Aves - Apodiformes - Aegialornithidae

Synonym: Tachyornis hirundo Milne-Edwards 1891

Belongs to Aegialornis according to C. Gaillard 1939

See also Gaillard 1908, Harrison 1984, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002 and Mourer-Chauviré 1988

Sister taxa: Aegialornis germanicus, Aegialornis leehnardti

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Le Bretou (Eocene of France)

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