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... Eocene to present ; nearly worldwide , except southern South America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong , scratching feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long after- shafts . Length 13-198 cm . Order ...
... Eocene to present ; nearly worldwide , except southern South America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong , scratching feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long after- shafts . Length 13-198 cm . Order ...
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... Eocene of England ( about 54,000,000 years ago ) , and other herons from later in the Eocene of North America . The first ibis ( Ibidopsis ) is from the upper Eocene of England and the first stork from the late Eocene or very early ...
... Eocene of England ( about 54,000,000 years ago ) , and other herons from later in the Eocene of North America . The first ibis ( Ibidopsis ) is from the upper Eocene of England and the first stork from the late Eocene or very early ...
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... Eocene ; North America and Europe ; 4 species ; large flightless preda- tors . Suborder Grues Adults with down ... Eocene ; North America ; 7 species known . + Family Bathornithidae . Fossil only ; lower Oligocene to lower Miocene ...
... Eocene ; North America and Europe ; 4 species ; large flightless preda- tors . Suborder Grues Adults with down ... Eocene ; North America ; 7 species known . + Family Bathornithidae . Fossil only ; lower Oligocene to lower Miocene ...
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