Ciconia lydekkeri
Ciconia lydekkeri is an extinct species of stork from the Middle and Late Pleistocene of Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina.[1]
| Ciconia lydekkeri Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Ciconia |
| Species: | C. lydekkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ciconia lydekkeri (Ameghino, 1891) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Florentino Ameghino named the species after British paleontologist Richard Lydekker, whom first described bones discovered in caves near Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Ciconia maltha has been considered to be a synonym of this species and, if accepted, would increase its range to include United States and Cuba.[1]
References
- Agnolin, F. (2009) El registro fósil de Ciconia lydekkeri Ameghino, 1891 en el Pleistoceno de Sudamérica. Studia Geologica Salmaticensia 45 (1): 53-58.
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