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<i>Ciconia maltha</i>

Ciconia maltha

Extinct species of bird

Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork, is an extinct stork from the Late Pliocene – Late Pleistocene of United States (California, Oregon, Idaho and Florida), Cuba and Bolivia. It has been found in the La Brea Tar Pits.[1]

Quick Facts Ciconia maltha Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Late Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...

It is a relatively large species of Ciconia, with a height of over 5 feet (1.5 meters) and a wingspan up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) across.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Feduccia, J. Alan (1967). "Ciconia maltha and Grus americana from the Upper Pliocene of Idaho" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 79 (3): 316–318. JSTOR 4159621.
  2. [2]
    Hulbert Jr., Richard C. & Valdes, Natali (2013). "Florida Vertebrate Fossils: Ciconia maltha". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 September 2015.


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