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Cariama santacrucensis

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Cariama santacrucensis
Temporal range: Middle miocene 17.5–16.3 Ma
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.[1]

References

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