†Natunaornis gigoura Worthy 2001 (Viti Levu giant pigeon)
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Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy. 2001. A giant flightless pigeon gen. et sp. nov. and a new species of Ducula (Aves: Columbidae), from Quaternary deposits in Fiji. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 31:763-794
Belongs to Natunaornis according to T. H. Worthy 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNZ S37484, a set of limb elements (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Udit Tomo cave, Wainibuku, Viti Levu, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Fiji.
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Fiji (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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