Aramus Viellot 1816 (limpkin)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Aramidae
Parent taxon: Aramidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Wetmore 1926, Wetmore 1928, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Aramornis, Badistornis, Gnotornis
Subtaxa: Aramus guarauna Aramus paludigrus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Florida collections), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Colombia (1), United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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