Extinct genus of birds
Phoeniconotius Temporal range:
Late Oligocene–Early Miocene
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
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. Unlike modern flamingos and the contemporary Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae , it was likely less well adapted for swimming and deep water wading. Phoeniconotius was a robust flamingo with bones more massive than those of the modern greater flamingo. Only a single species is recognized, Phoeniconotius eyrensis .[1] [2]
^ Miller, A.H. (1963). "The fossil flamingoes of Australia" (PDF) . The Condor . 65 (4): 289–299. doi:10.2307/1365355.
^ Pledge, N. S.; Tedford, R. H. (1990). "17: Vertebrate fossils". Natural History of the North East Deserts (PDF) . Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia. pp. 199–209.
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flamingo. Only a single species is recognized, Phoeniconotius eyrensis. The fossils of Phoeniconotius have been discovered in the Lake Eyre basin of Australia...
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Cheneval et al. 1991 (Early Miocene of Mae Long Reservoir, Thailand) Phoeniconotius Miller 1963 (Late Oligocene of South Australia) Phoenicopterus copei...
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than that of extant flamingos. Rich and colleagues write that only Phoeniconotius exceeds Xenorhynchopsis tibialis in size. X. minor meanwhile is somewhat...
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flamingos in the Neogene of Australia in the form of P. novaehollandiae and Phoeniconotius eyrensis indicates that long-lasting, shallow freshwater lakes must...
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valid? de Villalta Comella Late Miocene Spain A Phalacrocoracidae Phoeniconotius Gen. et Sp. nov. valid Holmes Miller Early Miocene Etadunna Formation...
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Kuročkin 1987 (Late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria) Placement unresolved †Phoeniconotius eyrensis Miller 1963 [Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae Miller 1963] (Etadunna...
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