Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Full reference: P. J. Haarhoff. 1988. A new fossil stork from the later Tertiary of Langebaanweg,South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 97(11):297-313
Belongs to Ciconia according to P. J. Haarhoff 1988
Sister taxa: Ciconia abdimii, Ciconia boyciana, Ciconia ciconia, Ciconia episcopus, Ciconia gaudryi, Ciconia louisebolesae, Ciconia lydekkeri, Ciconia maguari, Ciconia maltha, Ciconia microscelis, Ciconia nana, Ciconia nigra, Ciconia sarmatica, Ciconia stehlini, Ciconia stormi
Type specimen: SAM-PQ-L22164, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lang. E Quarry-QSM&PPM, which is in a Zanclean wet floodplain sandstone in the Varswater Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lang. E Quarry-QSM&PPM
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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