Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae
Full reference: A. H. Miller. 1944. An avifauna from the lower Miocene of South Dakota. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 27(4):85-100
Parent taxon: Palaelodidae according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023
See also Brodkorb 1961, Carroll 1988, Howard 1955, Miller 1944, Miller 1950, Mlikovsky 2002, Mourer-Chauviré 2008, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxon: Palaelodus
Subtaxa: Megapaloelodus connectens Megapaloelodus opsigonus Megapaloelodus peiranoi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2 collections)
• Miocene of Germany (1), Mexico (2), United States (5: California, Oregon, South Dakota)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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