#leptoptilos_falconeri

Leptoptilos falconeri

Extinct species of stork

Leptoptilos falconeri is an extinct species of large-bodied stork that existed during the Pliocene, having persisted until just over 2.58 million years ago. Although not the oldest fossil species of the genus Leptoptilos it was the first fossil species of the genus to be described. Furthermore, it was the largest known species of stork ever and amongst the tallest and heaviest flying birds known to have existed, having reached at least 2 m in height.

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