Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae is an extinct species of flamingo from the late Oligocene or early Miocene Etadunna Formation of Australia. It was a large species similar in size to large specimens of the modern greater flamingo, but differed by likely having had a much better developed hallux which is typically reduced or absent in modern flamingos.[1][2]
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^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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Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae is an extinct species of flamingo from the late Oligocene or early Miocene Etadunna Formation of Australia. It was a large...
Phoenicopterus is a genus of birds in the flamingo family Phoenicopteridae. The genus Phoenicopterus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl...
early Miocene. Unlike modern flamingos and the contemporary Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae, it was likely less well adapted for swimming and deep water...
the most out of the Phoenicopterus species known at the time, which excludes Phoenicopterus minutus and Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae. The later species...
(Early Pliocene of Florida) Phoenicopterus minutus Howard 1955 (Late Pleistocene of California, US) Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae Miller 1963 (Late Oligocene...
first named by Harrison and Walker in 1976 as a species of Phoenicopterus, Phoenicopterus aethiopicus. This description was based on the holotype specimen...
relatives. In the case of Australia specifically, this included Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae and Phoeniconotius eyerensis at Lake Palankarinna. However,...
their habitat with more derived species of flamingos such as Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae. The presence of juvenile specimens at the Australian lake deposits...
Placement unresolved †Phoeniconotius eyrensis Miller 1963 [Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae Miller 1963] (Etadunna Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of Lake...
Formation Australia A Phoenicopteridae, type sp. P. eyrensis Phoenicopterusnovaehollandiae Sp. nov. valid Holmes Miller Early Miocene Etadunna Formation...
a one-meter wingspan. The largest flamingo is the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) of Eurasia and Africa. One of the tallest flying birds in existence...
Extinct species of extant genera Phoenicopterus copei (Late Pleistocene of W North America and C Mexico) Phoenicopterus minutus (Late Pleistocene of California...
Australia Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae No Austria Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Yes Bahamas American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Yes Bahrain White-eared...
they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus (A) Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Pigeons and doves...
upside-down. One species has been recorded in Maryland. American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (R) Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are...
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