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Catalog Data

Collector:
L. J. Korn  Search this
Type Citation:
Wetmore. 1937. Anciient records of birds from the ilsand of St.Croix with observations on extinct and living birds of Puerto Rico. 21 (1): 12, pl.1.
Olson, S. L., Maíz López, E. J. 2008. New evidence of Ara autochthones from an archeological site in puerto rico: a valid species of West Indian macaw of unknown geographical origin (Aves: Psittacidae). 42 (22): 215-222.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Collection Date:
1934
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic - Recent
Record Last Modified:
17 Oct 2024
Skeletal Morphology:
Appendicular element, left tibiotarsus
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Psittaciformes Psittacidae
Published Name:
Ara autocthones Wetmore
USNM Number:
PAL483530
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Paleogeneral
Types: Birds
Aves Primary Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9947590-d366-499a-a116-f9aafef168be
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3368489