Phoeniconotius
Phoeniconotius Temporal range: Early Miocene–Late Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
Family: | Phoenicopteridae |
Genus: | Phoeniconotius Miller, 1963 |
Species: | P. eyrensis |
Binomial name | |
Phoeniconotius eyrensis Miller, 1963 | |
Phoeniconotius is an extinct genus of flamingo that lived in Australia from the late Oligocene to the early Miocene.[1]
References
- ↑ Alden H. Miller (1963). "The fossil flamingoes of Australia" (PDF). The Condor. 65 (4): 289–299. doi:10.2307/1365355.
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