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Podiceps parvus

Extinct species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Podiceps parvus was a grebe in the genus Podiceps native to the North America. It went extinct in late Pleistocene.

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First described by Robert W. Shufeldt in 1913.

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Distribution and age range

Podiceps parvus fossils were found in Mexico and western USA (Oregon, California). Earliest recovered parts are dated back 3.6 million years ago. Latest ones - about 11,700 years ago.[1]

Ecology and characteristics

Unknown. It was a carnivore, its diet likely contained invertebrates and small vertebrates.[2]

Material collected from Fossil Lake in 2010 was studied. The ulna had a maximum length of 91.15 mm and carpometacarpus 40.65 mm.[3]

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