Podilymbus wetmorei
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| Podilymbus wetmorei Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Podilymbus |
| Species: | †P. wetmorei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Podilymbus wetmorei Storer, 1976 | |
Podilymbus wetmorei is an extinct species of grebe recovered from the Late Pleistocene age of the United States.
The holotype was collected on March 2, 1957 by American ornithologist and paleontologist Pierce Brodkorb. The holotype and referred material would later be described by the American ornithologist Robert W. Storer. The species name "wetmorei" is in honor of the late American ornithologist and avian paleontologist Alexander Wetmore.[1]
Description
The holotype (UF/PB 1762) of P. wetmorei is of a left tarsometatarsus. The holotype differs from other species of Podilymbus for the tarsometatarsus being wider and heavier. The overall dimensions, however, is similar to pied-billed grebe (P. podiceps). In comparison to P. majusculus the tarsometatarsus shorter and wider. It is shorter than the tarsometatarsus of the recently extinct Atitlán grebe (P. gigas). Additional specimens include another tarsometatarsus (UF 15223) and two femora (UF 15214 and UF 15220).[1]