Megapaloelodus is an extinct genus of stem flamingo of the family Palaelodidae. Megapaloelodus is primarily known from Miocene America, from South Dakota and Oregon in the north to Argentina in the south, but the species Megapaloelodus goliath was found in Europe. Additionally, one unnamed species was discovered in Miocene sediments from Namibia. Due to a lack of skull material, little can be said about the ecology of Megapaloelodus. Species of this genus are typically larger than those of Palaelodus and appear to have inhabited similar brackish lake environments. Additionally, they may have b
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Megapalelodus (del Griego Mega = gran; palaeo = antiguo; dus = diente?) es un género extinto de aves, incluye flamencos primitivos que vivieron en el Oligoceno superior - Plioceno inferior. Su pico era, posiblemente, menos curvo que en las especies actuales. Eran semejantes a los flamencos del género Palaelodus, aunque eran mucho mayores. Se han encontrado fósiles en América del Norte y Europa, que en general son partes de las patas. Tiene su validación como género argumentada por Brodkorb (1961), Cheneval (1983) y Baird & Rich.
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