Ciconia louisebolesae
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| Ciconia louisebolesae Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Early Miocene, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Ciconia |
| Species: | †C. louisebolesae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ciconia louisebolesae Boles, 2005 | |
Ciconia louisebolesae is an extinct species of stork from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia. It was described by Walter Boles from fossil material found at the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, in the Boodjamulla National Park of north-western Queensland.
Remains of a stork from Oligo-Miocene deposits at Riversleigh were first reported in 1991, and later briefly mentioned in 1997.[1][2] The material was subsequently described in 2005, emerging from an examination by Walter Boles on Australian fossil storks. The author assigned the material to a new species of Ciconia. The holotype specimen (QM F30290) is a fragment of the right humerus collected from the Bitesantennary Site. In addition, a partial skull, hindlimbs and a vertebra from other sites were also referred to the species.[3]
The specific epithet refers to Louise Boles, the describer's mother, to whom the description is dedicated.[3]