Phoeniconotius

Phoeniconotius is an extinct genus of flamingo that lived in Australia from the late Oligocene to the early Miocene.[1]

Phoeniconotius
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene
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

References
  1. Alden H. Miller (1963). "The fossil flamingoes of Australia" (PDF). The Condor. 65 (4): 289–299. doi:10.2307/1365355.


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