Full reference: G. Mayr and A. C. Kitchener. 2023. Early Eocene fossils elucidate the evolutionary history of the Charadriiformes (shorebirds and allies). Journal of Paleontology 97(4):941-955
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to G. Mayr and A. C. Kitchener 2023
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Pluvianidae, Recurvirostridae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Charadriisimilis essexensis
Type: Charadriisimilis essexensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Walton-on-the-Naze, general (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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