Reptilia - Ardeiformes

PaleoDB taxon number: 39541

Parent taxon: Pelecaniformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Cladornithes, Fregatae, Odontopteryges, Odontopterygia, Pelecanidae, Phaethontes, Protoplotidae, Steganopodes, Threskiornithidae, Torotix

Subtaxa: Ardea, Ardeacites, Ardeagrandis, Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Botaurites, Botaurus, Butorides, Calcardea, Egretta, Eoceornis, Gnotornis, Ixobrychus, Matuku, Nyctanassa, Nycticorax, Palaeophoyx, Syrigma, Zeltornis

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Ecology: volant piscivore