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Cariama santacrucensis

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Cariama santacrucensis
Temporal range: Middle miocene 17.5–16.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cariamiformes
Family: Cariamidae
Genus: Cariama
Species: †C. santacrucensis
Binomial name
†Cariama santacrucensis
Noriega et al., 2009

Cariama santacrucensis is an extinct species of seriema, which lived during the Early Miocene. The holotype specimen is MPM-PV 3511; the fossil is an incomplete skull from the Puesto Estancia La Costa fossil formation in Southern Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.

References

  1. Noriega, Noriega. "Cariama santacrucensis". PBDB. 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Cariama santacrucensis


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