Leptoptilos robustus
| Leptoptilos robustus Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Leptoptilos robustus is an extinct species of stork from the Flores island chain in Indonesia. It was 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) tall and weighed an estimated 16 kilograms (35 lb). Since the bones in the legs and body are very heavy, it is assumed that it rarely, if ever, flew.
References
- BBC - Earth News - Giant fossil bird found on 'hobbit' island of Flores
- Meijer HJM & R A Due (2010). "A new species of giant marabou stork (Aves: Ciconiiformes) from the Pleistocene of Liang Bua, Flores (Indonesia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 160: 707–724. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00616.x.
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