Hoazinoides magdalenae Miller 1953 (bird)

Aves - Opisthocomiformes - Opisthocomidae

Full reference: A. H. Miller. 1953. A fossil hoatzin from the Miocene of Colombia. Auk 70(4):484-489

Belongs to Hoazinoides according to T. Rasmussen 1997

See also Miller 1953

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Univ. Calif. Mus. Paleo. no. 42823, a partial skull (partial skull, complete dorsally from midfrontal level to foramen magnum). Its type locality is UCMP Locality V 4517, which is in a Miocene terrestrial claystone in Colombia.

Ecology: volant folivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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