Adelalopus
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Adelalopus is an extinct genus of palaelodid bird from the lowermost Oligocene of Belgium. It is the oldest member of its family and the largest known palaelodid from Europe, slightly larger than Megapaloelodus goliath. It contains a single species, Adelalopus hoogbutseliensis.
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Adelalopus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
Family: | †Palaelodidae |
Genus: | †Adelalopus Mayr & Smith, 2002 |
Type species | |
Adelalopus hoogbutseliensis Mayr & Smith, 2002 |
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