-
flamingos and
grebes (Mirandornithes). The foot and wing
anatomy of
fossil palaelodids suggests that they were surface-swimming birds,
rather than grebe-like...
- However,
palaelodids show some
additional range beyond brackish lakes and lagoons. The
Jebel Qatrani Formation,
where two
indetermined palaelodids were discovered...
- been
previously identified on flamingos, but not on grebes. The
fossil palaelodids can be
considered evolutionarily, and ecologically,
intermediate between...
-
accepted by
Jacques Cheneval in 1983
during a
major revision of the
palaelodids of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy.
Besides agreeing with the
synonymity between...
- and not
compressed like in
other palaelodids. The
distal vascular foramen is
larger and
longer than in
either palaelodids or
phoenicopterids and in this...
- that
supported a
diverse array of waterbirds.
These included waterfowl,
palaelodids, herons, stilts, and avocets. The
anatomy of
Hunucornis supports their...
-
enrightii remains poorly known as only a few
fossils have been found.
Palaelodids are
ancient relatives of flamingos. The new
species from St
Bathans (Palaelodus...
-
similarities have been made
between this
genus and Palaelodidae. The
palaelodids is an
extinct family of
Phoenicopteriformes where they have been suggested...
- Manuherikia, a petrel, Accipitriformes, rails, a
possible seagull, herons, a
palaelodid flamingo, pigeons, parrots, a swift, an owlet-nightjar, songbirds, the...
- in Mexico. In 1983
Jacques Cheneval published a
major revision of the
palaelodids of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy.
Besides agreeing with
prior studies that synonymized...
