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Phoenicopteridae (flamingo)

Reptilia - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte
1902Phoenicopteridae Hay p. 531
1930Phoenicopteridae Hay p. 297
1933Phoenicopteridae Lambrecht p. 338
1940Phoenicopteridae Wetmore p. 19
1955Phoenicopteridae Brodkorb p. 18
1955Phoenicopteridae Howard p. 22
1956Phoenicopteridae Wetmore p. 23
1972Phoenicopteridae Howard p. 9
1976Phoenicopteridae Harrison and Walker p. 333
1984Phoenicopteridae Cheneval p. 90
1988Phoenicopteridae Carroll
1992Phoenicopteridae Emslie p. 263
2001Phoenicopteridae Olson and Rasmussen p. 294
2005Phoenicopteridae Mayr p. 318
2007Phoenicopteridae Livezey and Zusi p. 91
2014Phoenicopteridae del Hoyo et al.
2017Phoenicopteridae Clements et al.
2020Phoenicopteridae Worthy and Nguyen p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderPhoenicopteriformes
familyPhoenicopteridaeBonaparte 1838
familyPhoenicopteridaeBonaparte 1838

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte 1838 [flamingo]
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G. †Elornis Aymard 1856
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†Elornis grandis Milne-Edwards 1870
†Elornis littoralis Milne-Edwards 1868
G. Phoeniconaias Gray 1869
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†Phoeniconaias gracilis Miller 1963
†Phoeniconaias proeses De Vis 1905
G. †Phoeniconotius Miller 1963
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†Phoeniconotius eyrensis Miller 1963
G. Phoenicoparrus Bonaparte 1856
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Phoenicoparrus andinus Philippi 1854 [Andean flamingo]
Phoenicoparrus jamesi Sclater 1886 [Puna flamingo]
Phoenicoparrus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1798 [Lesser flamingo]
G. Phoenicopterus Linnaeus 1758
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Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina 1782 [Chilean flamingo]
†Phoenicopterus copei Shufeldt 1891
†Phoenicopterus croizeti Gervais 1852
†Phoenicopterus floridanus Brodkorb 1953 [flamingo]
†Phoenicopterus minutus Howard 1955
Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 [greater flamingo]
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Invalid names: Phoenicopterus antiquorum Temminck 1815 [synonym]
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus 1758 [American flamingo]
†Phoenicopterus stocki Miller 1944
Invalid names: Gervaisia Harrison and Walker 1976 [synonym], Harrisonavis Kašin 1978 [synonym]
G. †Xenorhynchopsis De Vis 1905
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†Xenorhynchopsis minor De Vis 1905
†Xenorhynchopsis tibialis De Vis 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Phoenicopteridae indet. (15595)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Antarctica Phoenicopteridae indet. (31173)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Auvergne Region) Elornis littoralis, Elornis grandis (31767)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Phoenicopteridae indet. (51412 51413)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Auvergne) Phoenicopterus croizeti (125333)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Czech Republic Harrisonavis croizeti (61440 61441)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Phoeniconaias sp. (48126)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Phoenicopteridae indet. (19194)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Argentina (Entre Rios) Phoenicopterus sp. (199484)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Phoenicopteridae indet. (18554)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Florida) Phoenicopterus floridanus (122351)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (Northern Territory) Phoenicopteridae indet., Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae (13315)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Phoenicopterus stocki (18755)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Phoenicopteridae indet. (55600)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Phoenicopterus ruber (182159)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Phoenicopterus floridanus (52582)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Phoenicopterus sp. (19753)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Phoenicopterus sp. (20540)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Jalisco) Phoenicopterus ruber (192626)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Phoenicopterus antiquorum (22544)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Phoenicopterus antiquorum (21888)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Phoenicopterus copei, Phoenicopterus ruber (20400)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Phoenicopteridae indet. (202096)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117South Africa Phoenicopterus roseus (198625)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Phoenicopterus ruber (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Mexico) Phoenicopterus copei (71320)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Phoeniconaias minor (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Phoenicopterus copei (192602) Phoenicopterus minutus (192606 192607 192609) Phoenicopterus minutus, Phoenicopterus copei (20273)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Phoenicopterus copei (93251 176222)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Jalisco) Phoenicopterus sp. (192628)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Phoenicopterus roseus (236022) Phoenicopterus ruber (195019)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Phoenicopterus ruber (194169) Phoenicopterus sp. (194024)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Phoenicopterus ruber (193996)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Phoenicopterus ruber (197931 197932 197934)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Puerto Rico Phoenicopterus ruber (194583)