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Megapaloelodus is an extinct genus of birds distantly related to flamingos. It belongs to the same family as the closely related genus Palaelodus, but was more specialized. Megapaloelodus represents a specialization of the lifestyle of Palaelodus, which apparently was more like a wading duck in behavior – long-legged but still able to swim with ease, possibly even diving a lot – than a modern flamingo. Megapaloelodus, on the other hand, seems to have been evolved into a true wading bird, convergent with the true flamingos.

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  • Megapalelodus (del Griego Mega = gran; palaeo = antiguo; dus = diente?) es un género extinto de aves, incluye flamencos primitivos que vivieron en el Oligoceno superior - Plioceno inferior. Su pico era, posiblemente, menos curvo que en las especies actuales. Eran semejantes a los flamencos del género Palaelodus, aunque eran mucho mayores. Se han encontrado fósiles en América del Norte y Europa, que en general son partes de las patas. Tiene su validación como género argumentada por Brodkorb (1961), Cheneval (1983) y Baird & Rich. (es)
  • Megapaloelodus is an extinct genus of birds distantly related to flamingos. It belongs to the same family as the closely related genus Palaelodus, but was more specialized. Megapaloelodus represents a specialization of the lifestyle of Palaelodus, which apparently was more like a wading duck in behavior – long-legged but still able to swim with ease, possibly even diving a lot – than a modern flamingo. Megapaloelodus, on the other hand, seems to have been evolved into a true wading bird, convergent with the true flamingos. (en)
  • O gênero Megapalelodus (Miller, 1944), do Grego Mega = grande; palaeo = antigo; dus = dente?, inclui flamingos primitivos que viveram no Oligoceno superior - Plioceno inferior. O seu bico era, possivelmente, menos curvo que nas espécies atuais. Eram semelhantes aos flamingos do gênero Palaelodus, porém são bem maiores. Fósseis encontrados na América do Norte e Europa, em geral partes das pernas. Tem sua validação como gênero argumentada por Brodkorb (1961), Cheneval (1983) e Baird & Rich. (pt)
  • Megapaloelodus — викопний рід фламінгоподібних птахів вимерлої родини Palaelodidae, що існував в міоцені. Рештки представників роду знайдені в Аргентині, Німеччині, Франції, Чехії, Угорщині, Мексиці та США. (uk)
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  • A. H. Miller 1944 (en)
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  • * M. connectens * M. goliath * M. opsigonus (en)
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  • Megapalaelodus (Wetmore 1951) (en)
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  • Megapaloelodus (en)
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  • Megapalelodus (del Griego Mega = gran; palaeo = antiguo; dus = diente?) es un género extinto de aves, incluye flamencos primitivos que vivieron en el Oligoceno superior - Plioceno inferior. Su pico era, posiblemente, menos curvo que en las especies actuales. Eran semejantes a los flamencos del género Palaelodus, aunque eran mucho mayores. Se han encontrado fósiles en América del Norte y Europa, que en general son partes de las patas. Tiene su validación como género argumentada por Brodkorb (1961), Cheneval (1983) y Baird & Rich. (es)
  • Megapaloelodus is an extinct genus of birds distantly related to flamingos. It belongs to the same family as the closely related genus Palaelodus, but was more specialized. Megapaloelodus represents a specialization of the lifestyle of Palaelodus, which apparently was more like a wading duck in behavior – long-legged but still able to swim with ease, possibly even diving a lot – than a modern flamingo. Megapaloelodus, on the other hand, seems to have been evolved into a true wading bird, convergent with the true flamingos. (en)
  • O gênero Megapalelodus (Miller, 1944), do Grego Mega = grande; palaeo = antigo; dus = dente?, inclui flamingos primitivos que viveram no Oligoceno superior - Plioceno inferior. O seu bico era, possivelmente, menos curvo que nas espécies atuais. Eram semelhantes aos flamingos do gênero Palaelodus, porém são bem maiores. Fósseis encontrados na América do Norte e Europa, em geral partes das pernas. Tem sua validação como gênero argumentada por Brodkorb (1961), Cheneval (1983) e Baird & Rich. (pt)
  • Megapaloelodus — викопний рід фламінгоподібних птахів вимерлої родини Palaelodidae, що існував в міоцені. Рештки представників роду знайдені в Аргентині, Німеччині, Франції, Чехії, Угорщині, Мексиці та США. (uk)
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  • Megapalaelodus (es)
  • Megapaloelodus (en)
  • Megapalaelodus (pt)
  • Megapaloelodus (uk)
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