Miocariama
Extinct species of bird
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Miocariama is an extinct genus of seriema that lived in the Early Miocene and Late Pliocene. [1][2] The only species in the genus is Miocariama patagonica.
| Miocariama Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cariamiformes |
| Family: | Cariamidae |
| Genus: | †Miocariama Noriega and Mayr, 2017 |
| Species: | †M. patagonica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Miocariama patagonica Noriega and Mayr, 2017 | |
It was discovered in the Santa Cruz Formation of the Aquitanian stage in the Miocene, and is the oldest known species within Cariamidae.[citation needed]
