Aramus is the sole extant genus of the family Aramidae.[1] The limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is the only living member of this group, although other species are known from the fossil record, such as Aramus paludigrus from the Middle Miocene.[2]
^del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David A; de Juana, Eduardo, eds. (2017). "Limpkin (Aramidae)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. doi:10.2173/bow.aramid1.01. S2CID 241328872. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^Rasmussen, Tab (1997). Kay, R.F.; Madden, R.H.; Cifelli, R.L.; Flynn, J.J. (eds.). Vertebrate paleontology in the neotropics – the Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia. Birds. Smithsonian Institution Press.
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aramus, bird, aramus, sole, extant, genus, family, aramidae, limpkin, aramus, guarauna, only, living, member, this, group, although, other, species, known, from, fossil, record, such, aramus, paludigrus, from, middle, miocene, aramustemporal, range, miocene, r. Aramus is the sole extant genus of the family Aramidae 1 The limpkin Aramus guarauna is the only living member of this group although other species are known from the fossil record such as Aramus paludigrus from the Middle Miocene 2 AramusTemporal range Miocene RecentLimpkin Aramus guarauna Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder GruiformesFamily AramidaeBonaparte 1854Genus AramusVieillot 1816SpeciesAramus guarauna Aramus paludigrusReferences edit del Hoyo Josep Elliott Andrew Sargatal Jordi Christie David A de Juana Eduardo eds 2017 Limpkin Aramidae Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive Barcelona Lynx Edicions doi 10 2173 bow aramid1 01 S2CID 241328872 Retrieved 11 March 2017 Rasmussen Tab 1997 Kay R F Madden R H Cifelli R L Flynn J J eds Vertebrate paleontology in the neotropics the Miocene fauna of La Venta Colombia Birds Smithsonian Institution Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aramus bird amp oldid 1193197806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
