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Class Aves
Order Phoenicopteriformes
Family Phoenicopteridae

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Phoenicopterus sp.—Extinct FlamingoDistribution of fossil, extinct Phoenicopterus (Flamingo)

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.

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Phoenicopterus sp.—FlamingosDistribution of fossil Phoenicopterus (Flamingo)

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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.

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Phoenicopterus copei (Shufeldt 1892)—Cope's FlamingoDistribution of fossil Phoenicopterus (Flamingo)

Sites.

Irvingtonian/Rancholabrean: Manix Lake (Jefferson 1991a).

Literature. Jefferson 1991a.

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Phoenicopterus minutus (Howard 1955)—Minute FlamingoDistribution of fossil Phoenicopterus (Flamingo)

Sites.

Irvingtonian/Rancholabrean: Manix Lake (Jefferson 1991a).

Literature. Jefferson 1991a.

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Last Update: 12 Jun 2014