Class Aves
Order Phoenicopteriformes
Family Phoenicopteridae
Living flamingos (six species) are primarily tropical and subtropical. Several extinct species have been described from North America.
Sites.
Late Blancan/Irvingtonian: Anza-Borrego Desert (Jefferson 2006)
Literature. Jefferson 2006.
Fig. 1. Flamingos. Photograph by NancyHeise (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Sites.
Late Blancan: Tecopa Lake Beds (Woodburne and Whistler 1991: ? gen.).
Irvingtonian: El Golfo (Croxen et al. 2007).
Literature. Croxen et al. 2007.
Sites.
Irvingtonian/Rancholabrean: Manix Lake (Jefferson 1991a).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
Sites.
Irvingtonian/Rancholabrean: Manix Lake (Jefferson 1991a).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
Last Update: 12 Jun 2014