Leptoptilos robustus
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Leptoptilos robustus (from lepto [Greek: thin, slender] + ptilo [Greek: soft feather] and robustus [Latin: strong]) is an extinct species of large-bodied stork belonging to the genus Leptoptilos that lived on the island of Flores in Indonesia during the Pleistocene epoch. It stood at about 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) tall and weighed up to an estimated 16 kilograms (35 lb). The majority of the discoveries are concentrated in Liang Bua cave located slightly north of Ruteng in the East Nusa Tenggara province.
Quick Facts Leptoptilos robustus Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...
Leptoptilos robustus Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene | |
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Life restoration with Komodo dragon and a Trigonoceps vulture | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | Leptoptilos |
Species: | †L. robustus |
Binomial name | |
†Leptoptilos robustus Meijer & Awe Due, 2010 | |
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