Species: philoinos BUFFETAUT & LE LOEUFF, 1998
Etymology: Greek, philoinos, "one who likes wine," because the sites which have yielded remains of this bird are in the midst of vineyards.

Holotype: Musee des Dinosaures, Esperaza, MDE-C3-525

Locality: Bellevue Farm site at Campagne-sur-Aude,Upper Aude Valley, Aude Department, France.

Horizon: Marnes de la Maurine Member, Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian to Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Synacrum with parts of the pelvis.

Referred material:

Locality: Combebelle site, Herault Department, Southern France.

Horizon: Marnes de la Maurine Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MDE-A08: Femur.

 

BUFFETAUT & ANGST, 2012,

Locality: Montplo-Nord Locality, near the village of Cruzy, Herault Department, Southern France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MC-MN478: Cervical vertebra.

 BUFFETAUT & ANGST, 2016

MC-MN 1165: Synsacrum fragment.

MC-MN 431: Incomplete left ilium.

 BUFFETAUT & ANGST, 2019

MC-MN 1335: Right femur.

 

BUFFETAUT, ANGST, MECHIN, & MECHIN-SALESSY, 2016, 2019

Locality: Bastide-Neuve locality, near the village of Fox-Amphoux, Var Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

BN 763: Incomplete pelvis.

BN 758: Incomplete pelvis.

Mechin Collection, no. 711: Incomplete left femur.