Meganhinga Alvarenga 1995 (darter)

Aves - Suliformes - Anhingidae

Full reference: H. M. F. Alvarenga. 1995. A large and probably flightless anhinga from the Miocene of Chile. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senkenberg 181:149-161

Parent taxon: Anhingidae according to H. M. F. Alvarenga 1995

Sister taxa: Anhinga, Liptornis, Macranhinga, Pseudolarus

Subtaxa: Meganhinga chilensis

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Type: Meganhinga chilensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro RucaƱanco (Miocene of Chile)

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