Balaeniceps Gould 1850 (shoebill)
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Aves - Balaenicipitiformes - Balaenicipitidae
Parent taxon: Balaenicipitidae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Goliathia, Paludavis
Subtaxa: Balaeniceps rex
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Extant Distribution (Quaternary of Uganda)
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