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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O gênero Megapalelodus (Miller, 1944), do Grego Mega = grande; palaeo = antigo; dus = dente?, inclui flamingos primitivos que viveram no Oligoceno superior - Plioceno inferior. O seu bico era, possivelmente, menos curvo que nas espécies atuais. Eram semelhantes aos flamingos do gênero Palaelodus, porém são bem maiores. Fósseis encontrados na América do Norte e Europa, em geral partes das pernas. Tem sua validação como gênero argumentada por Brodkorb (1961), Cheneval (1983) e Baird & Rich.
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