†Aegialornis gallicus Lydekker 1891 (swift)
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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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