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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:13, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Nelepsittacus edit

  • ... that over 16 million years ago, four species of parrot in the genus Nelepsittacus made their home in subtropical rainforest in what is now Otago, New Zealand?

Created/expanded by Casliber (talk), KimvdLinde (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 13:16, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

  • Date and size check out, AGF on offline source. Would really prefer to see additional sources, but prehistoric taxnomony is a somewhat obscure subject, and the given source is reputable and reliable. - The Bushranger One ping only 01:33, 4 April 2012 (UTC)