cf. Palaelodus sp. nov. 'Cooper Creek'
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
IUCN RedList status: not evaluated
Distribution & Habitat
Australia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Baird, R. F. and Vickers-Rich, Patricia. (1998). Palaelodus (Aves: Palaelodidae) from the Middle to Late Cainozoic of Australia. Alcheringa 22(2): 135-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/03115519808619196
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.
Worthy, Trevor H., Tennyson, Alan J. D., Archer, Michael and Scofield, R. P. (2010). First record of Palaelodus (Aves: Phoenicopteriformes) from New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 62(1): 77-88. https://doi.org/10.3853%2Fj.0067-1975.62.2010.1545