Leptoptilos patagonicus


Leptoptilos patagonicus is an extinct type of stork of the genus Leptoptilos. He appeared in the present Argentina during the late million centuries. The species was first described in 2008. Name and location

The propaganda species is a to Patagonia, the Argentine region where the first fossil was found. It is therefore the first known species of the genus Leptoptilos in South America during the nineth, indicating that its biological branch has a long history. Features

The size of the animal is estimated between that of the Javanese maraboe (L. javanicus) and the extinct L. falconeri, and was comparable to the large corpses of the African (L. crumeniferus) and Indian Maraboe (L. dubius). The wings were small to the legs.

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