†Xenicibis xympithecus Olson and Steadman 1977 (ibis)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson and D. W. Steadman. 1977. A new genus of flightless ibis (Threskiornithidae) and other fossil birds from cave deposits in Jamaica. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90:447-457
Belongs to Xenicibis according to S. L. Olson and D. W. Steadman 1977
See also Olson 1981
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 11006, a set of limb elements (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Long Mile Cave, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Jamaica.
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at Long Mile Cave
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