Extinct genus of birds
Megapaloelodus Temporal range:
Late Oligocene–Early Pliocene
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Phoenicopteriformes
Family:
† Palaelodidae
Genus:
† Megapaloelodus A. H. Miller 1944[1]
Species
M. connectens Miller, 1944 (type) M. goliath Milne-Edwards, 1863 M. opsigonus Brodkorb, 1961 M. peiranoi Agnolin, 2009
Synonyms
Megapalaelodus Wetmore 1951
Megapaloelodus Megapaloelodus is primarily known from Miocene America, from South Dakota and Oregon in the north to Argentina in the south, but the species Megapaloelodus goliath was found in Europe. Additionally, one unnamed species was discovered in Miocene sediments from Namibia. Due to a lack of skull material, little can be said about the ecology of Megapaloelodus . Species of this genus are typically larger than those of Palaelodus and appear to have inhabited similar brackish lake environments. Additionally, they may have been capable of "locking" their legs in a standing position.
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Last Update: 2024-05-12T23:44:19Z
Megapaloelodus is an extinct genus of stem flamingo of the family Palaelodidae. Megapaloelodus is primarily known from Miocene America, from South Dakota...
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south Megapaloelodus was found in the Miocene to Pliocene Almejas Formation of Cedros Island (Baja California). In South America Megapaloelodus fossils...
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Last Update: 2024-05-12T23:55:25Z
gastropods. Harrisonavis shared this environment with palaeolodids including Megapaloelodus and Palaelodus. Harrison, C. J. O.; Walker, C. A. (1976). "Cranial material...
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Last Update: 2023-12-02T21:26:16Z
greater detail. Megapaloelodus goliath was originally described as a species of Palaelodus, but later moved to the American genus Megapaloelodus due to its...
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and the largest known palaelodid from Europe, slightly larger than Megapaloelodus goliath. It contains a single species, Adelalopus hoogbutseliensis....
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Last Update: 2023-10-26T23:34:09Z
cedrosensis Thalassoleon mexicanus Cerorhinca minor Mancalla cedrosensis ?Megapaloelodus opsigonus Morus sp. Puffinus tedfordi ?Synthliboramphus sp. Carcharodon...
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pledgei Baird & Vickers-Rich 1998 †P. wilsoni Baird & Vickers-Rich 1998 †Megapaloelodus Miller 1944 (Late Oligocene – Early Pliocene) †M. conectens (Miller...
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Last Update: 2024-06-27T02:16:18Z
Anatidae, moved to Histrionicuslli shotwelli by Olson & Rasmussen, 2001 Megapaloelodus opsigonus Sp. nov. valid Brodkorb Early Pliocene Juntura Formation USA...
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