2023
DOI: 10.1002/ar.25329
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New fossil anhingids from the upper Acre River (Late Miocene of southwestern Amazon)

Edson Guilherme,
Carlos D'Apolito,
Fellipe Muniz
et al.

Abstract: Four extant species of anhingids are found worldwide, all belonging to a single genus (Anhinga). However, the fossil record reveals a much greater diversity of this group in the past. The oldest known anhingids date back to the upper Oligocene period in Australia, but during the Miocene epoch in South America, they achieved their most remarkable diversity. This study describes newly discovered anhingid fossils from the Late Miocene period in South America. These fossils were extracted from the Acre conglomerat… Show more

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