Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae
Full reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1891. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon. American Naturalist 25:818-821
Belongs to Phoenicopterus according to P. Brodkorb and A. R. Phillips 1973
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Howard 1955, Lambrecht 1933, Shufeldt 1891, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Phoenicopterus chilensis, Phoenicopterus croizeti, Phoenicopterus floridanus, Phoenicopterus minutus, Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterus ruber, Phoenicopterus stocki
Type specimen: Its type locality is Silver Lake, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Oregon
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (5: California, Florida, Oregon)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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