Ciconia maltha
Ciconia maltha | |
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Fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | Ciconia |
Species: | C. maltha |
Binomial name | |
Ciconia maltha Miller, 1910 | |
Ciconia maltha, also known as the Asphalt Stork or La Brea Stork, is an extinct stork from the Late Pliocene – Late Pleistocene of United States (California, Oregon, Idaho and Florida), Cuba and Bolivia. It has been found in the La Brea Tar Pits.[1]
It is a relatively large species of Ciconia, with a height of over 4 feet (1.5 meters) and a wingspan up to 9 feet (3 meters) across.[2]
References
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- ↑ Feduccia, J. Alan (1967). "Ciconia maltha and Grus americana from the Upper Pliocene of Idaho" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 79 (3): 316–318. JSTOR 4159621.
- ↑ Valdes, Natali (2013). "Ciconia maltha :: Florida Museum of Natural History".
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