Biology:Leptoptilos patagonicus
| Leptoptilos patagonicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Leptoptilos |
| Species: | †L. patagonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Leptoptilos patagonicus Noriega & Cladera, 2008
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Leptoptilos patagonicus is an extinct species of large-bodied stork that existed during the Late Miocene. Fossils of the species were discovered in the San Madryn Formation in Chubut Province, Argentina.[1] L. patagonicus is the first fossil record discovery of a member of Leptoptilos in South America[2] and the only one found so far in the New World.[3]
Description
In comparison with extant Leptoptilos, L. patagonicus is larger than L. javanicus and similar in size to the largest members of L. dubius and L. crumenifer.[4] In comparison with extant Leptoptilos, the hindlimbs are larger than the forelimbs, resulting in shorter wings relative to extant Leptoptilos, a characteristic shared by the extinct Leptoptilos falconeri.[4] L. patagonicus is smaller than L. falconeri.[4]
The humerus and ulna are shorter than those of L. dubius and L. crumenifer.[5] The tibiotarsus is shorter than that of L. falconeri, but slighter longer than those usually found in L. dubius and L. crumenifer.[5]
References
- ↑ Leptoptilos patagonicus at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Noriega & Cladera 2008, p. 593.
- ↑ Zhang et al. 2012, p. 699.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Noriega & Cladera 2008, p. 596.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Noriega & Cladera 2008, p. 599.
Bibliography
- Noriega, Jorge Ignacio; Cladera, Gerardo (2008). "First record of an extinct marabou stork in the Neogene of South America". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53 (4): 593–600. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0404. http://publication.plazi.org/id/043BFFD55177C713105CFFC2A102FF83.
- Zhang, Zihui; Huang, Yunping; James, Helen F.; Hou, Lianhai (2012). "A Marabou (Ciconiidae: Leptoptilos) from the Middle Pleistocene of Northeastern China". The Auk 129 (4): 699–706. doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11227.
Wikidata ☰ Q2754762 entry
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