Aves - Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Synonyms: Dissourodes Short 1966, Tantalus Linnaeus 1758
Parent taxon: Ciconiidae according to S. R. May 2019
See also Brodkorb 1967, Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1930, Howard 1972, Lambrecht 1933, Louchart et al. 2008, Olson 1991, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Anastomus, Ciconia, Ciconiinae, Cygnus bilinicus, Ephippiorhynchus, Grallavis, Leptoptilini, Leptoptilos, Palaeoephippiorhynchus, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Propelargus, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchus
Subtaxa: Mycteria americana Mycteria cinerea Mycteria ibis Mycteria leucocephala Mycteria milleri Mycteria wetmorei Tantalus breselensis
Type: Mycteria americana
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), Mexico (1), Peru (1), United States (4: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Kenya (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Chad (2), Saudi Arabia (2), United States (2: Nebraska, Texas)
Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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