Podiceps parvus

Podiceps parvus was a grebe in the genus Podiceps native to the North America. It went extinct in late Pleistocene.
First described by Robert W. Shufeldt in 1913.

Distribution and age range

Podiceps parvus fossils were found in Mexico and western USA. Earliest recovered parts are dated back 3.6 million years ago. Latest ones - about 11,700 years ago.

Ecology and characteristics

Unknown. It was a carnivore, its diet likely contained invertebrates and small vertebrates.
Material collected from Fossil [Lake |Fossil Lake] in 2010 was studied. The ulna had a maximum length of 91.15 mm and carpometacarpus 40.65 mm.