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Heracles inexpectatus Worthy, Hand, Archer, Scofield & De Pietri, 2019

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Rank: Species
No BHL Results
Parent: Heracles Worthy, Hand, Archer, Scofield & De Pietri, 2019
Specific Name: inexpectatus
Authorship: Worthy, Hand, Archer, Scofield & De Pietri
Publication: Worthy, Trevor H., Suzanne J. Hand, Michael Archer, R. P. Scofield & Vanesa L. De Pietri. 2019 Evidence for a giant parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand. Biology Letters 15(20190467): 1-5.
Page: 3
Figure(s): 1a, 1b, 1f
Type Specimen(s): NMNZ S.51083, a partial left tibiotarsus preserved from the proximal side of the fibular crest to just distal to the pons supratendineus.
Type Locality: Bed HH1b, Trench Excavation, foot of hill 50 m east from river bank, at 44.90780°S; 169.85844°E; Manuherikia River, Home Hills Station, Otago, NZ
Fossil: Yes