Aramus paludigrus

Aramus paludigrus
Temporal range: Mid Miocene (Laventan)
~13.8–11.8 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Aramidae
Genus: Aramus
Species:
†A. paludigrus
Binomial name
†Aramus paludigrus

Aramus paludigrus is an extinct species of limpkin, semi-aquatic birds related to cranes (order Gruiformes), which are similar. Aramus paludigrus was found in the famous Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of the Honda Group at La Venta, dating from the mid-Miocene period, in central Colombia.[1]

  1. ^ Rasmussen, Tab, 1997. Birds. In: R. F. Kay; R. H. Madden; R. L. Cifelli & J. J. Flynn (eds.) Vertebrate paleontology in the neotropics - the Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia. Smithsonian Institution Press.