Margaroperdix

Margaroperdix

Nelepsittacusimimusculus was a second extinct Mascarene parrot. Along with several other extinct Mascarene parrots, N. mimimus documents the rich endemic parrot fauna of the Indian Ocean islands that was decimated following 17th-century European colonization.

Discovery & Naming

Local de descoberta Madagascar

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Perguntas frequentes

Where were Margaroperdix fossils found?
Fossils of Margaroperdix were found in Madagascar.

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