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Palaelodidae
Temporal range: Early Oligocene–Pleistocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Family: †Palaelodidae
Stejneger, 1885
Type species
Palaelodus ambiguus
Genera
  • †Adelalopus
  • †Palaelodus
  • †Megapaloelodus

Palaelodidae is a family of extinct birds in the group Phoenicopteriformes, which today is represented only by the flamingos. They were widespread during the Neogene, with fossil remains found on all continents other than Antarctica. The oldest remains referred to this group appeared in the fossil record during the Oligocene in Egypt and Belgium, before palaelodids reached their peak diversity during the Miocene. Following this the group declined in the early Pliocene before going extinct on most continents. However, remains found near Cooper Creek in the Lake Eyre Basin indicate that palaelodids managed to survive in Australia until the Pleistocene. Currently three genera are recognized by scientists: Adelalopus, Palaelodus and Megapaloelodus. Most fossil remains stem from Europe and have been assigned to the type species, Palaelodus ambiguus. Due to the fragmentary nature of most of these species, little is known about their ecology. They appear to have preferred brackish lakes and lagoons. Palaelodus has previously been thought to be a wader or diver, but recent research indicates that they were better suited for swimming and possibly fed on insect larvae and other aquatic invertebrates. At least Megapaloelodus appears to have adaptations for "locking" their legs in a standing position.

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Palaelodidae

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Phoenicopteriformes

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the Phoenicopteridae, Elornis, known from the late Eocene epoch. The Palaelodidae – an extinct family of peculiar "swimming flamingos" – are believed to...

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List of birds

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19 species Family Podicipedidae: grebes Worldwide; 6 species Family †Palaelodidae: swimming flamingos Family Phoenicopteridae: flamingos Worldwide; 300...

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Grebe

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common ancestor of flamingos and grebes. The extinct stem-flamingo family Palaelodidae have been suggested to be the transitional linkage between the filter-feeding...

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Palaelodus

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Phoeniconaias

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Mirandornithes

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Phoenicopterus copei

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Harrisonavis

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are. Harrisonavis inhabited brackish lakes alongside the more basal Palaelodidae. It contains the single species Harrisonavis croizeti, first described...

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Xenorhynchopsis

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Phoenicopterus

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Megapaloelodus

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Megapaloelodus is an extinct genus of stem flamingo of the family Palaelodidae. Megapaloelodus is primarily known from Miocene America, from South Dakota...

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Juncitarsus

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†Palaelodidae Phoenicopteridae...

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Aechmophorus

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Podicipedini

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Phoeniconotius

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extant flamingos and is more similar to the massiveness observed in the Palaelodidae, the sister family to the Phoenicopteridae. However, despite this similarity...

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List of fossil bird genera

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(Etadunna Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of Lake Pitikanta, Australia) †Palaelodidae Stejneger 1885 – Swimming-flamingos †Adelalopus hoogbutseliensis Mayr...

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Podilymbus

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Miobaptus

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tree of grebes where similarities have been made between this genus and Palaelodidae. The palaelodids is an extinct family of Phoenicopteriformes where they...

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Leakeyornis

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Phoenicoparrus

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Elornis

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Scaniornis

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Podilymbini

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Podiceps

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Phoenicopterus floridanus

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excavated condyles form an intermediate condition between members of the Palaelodidae and the more recent Phoenicopterus. The back of the bone is more compressed...

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Adelalopus

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Megapaloelodus goliath, making it one of the largest members of the Palaelodidae. The individual bones are identical in size to the extant coscoroba swan...

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Pliolymbus

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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Thiornis

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†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae †Adelalopus †Palaelodus †Megapaloelodus Phoenicopteridae †Elornis? †Harrisonavis †Leakeyornis...

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