Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae
Full reference: H. Howard. 1955. Fossil birds from Manix Lake, California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 264-J:199-205
Belongs to Phoenicopterus according to H. Howard 1972
See also Howard 1955 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Phoenicopterus chilensis, Phoenicopterus copei, Phoenicopterus croizeti, Phoenicopterus floridanus, Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterus ruber, Phoenicopterus stocki
Type specimen: LACM 2445, a set of limb elements (nearly complete right tibiotarsus and proximal tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is W19, Manix Lake (LACM 1093), which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine siliciclastic in California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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