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Class Aves
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ciconiidae

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†Ciconiidae sp.—Large Extinct StorkDistribution of regional fossil Ciconiidae sp.

Based on limited material (the shaft of an ulna), Steadman and Mead (1920) were able to rule out the only stork currently recorded in northern Mexico (Mycteria americana), but unable to narrow the identification further to one of the larger storks, extant or extinct.

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Mid Wisconsin: Térapa (Steadman and Mead 2010).

Literature. Steadman and Mead 2010.

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Ciconia maltha Miller 1910—La Brea StorkRegional Pleistocene distribution of Ciconia maltha

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Irvingtonian/Rancholabrean: Manix Lake (Jefferson 1991a).

Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).

Mid Wisconsin: McKittrick (Jefferson 1991a).

Mid/Late Wisconsin: Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992).

Late Wisconsin: Maricopa (Jefferson 1991a).

Literature. Guthrie 2009; Jefferson 1991a; Stock and Harris 1992.

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Mycteria wetmorei Howard 1935—Wetmore's StorkRegional Pleistocene distribution of Mycteria wetmorei

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992).

Literature. Jefferson 1991a; Stock and Harris 1992.

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Last Update: 2 Mar 2014