Meganhinga

Meganhinga; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Suliformes
Family:	Anhingidae
Genus:	† Meganhinga
Species:	†M. chilensis
Binomial name
	†Meganhinga chilensis; Alvarenga, 1995

Last updated March 11, 2025

Meganhinga is an extinct genus of anhingid that lived during the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Meganhinga chilensis is known from the Cura-Mallín Formation of Chile.^[1]

References

↑ Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga (1995). "A Large and Probably Flightless Anhinga from the Miocene of Chile". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg . 181: 149–161.

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[Meganhinga-1] Herculano M. F. de Alvarenga (1995). "A Large and Probably Flightless Anhinga from the Miocene of Chile". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg . 181: 149–161.

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Taxon identifiers
Meganhinga	Wikidata: Q90124949 GBIF: 4848905 IRMNG: 1245627 Paleobiology Database: 381141
Meganhinga chilensis	Wikidata: Q90124904 GBIF: 11206987 Paleobiology Database: 381142