Biology:Palaeoephippiorhynchus

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Short description: Extinct genus of birds

Palaeoephippiorhynchus
Temporal range: Oligocene
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Palaeoephippiorhynchus edwardsi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Palaeoephippiorhynchus
Lambrecht, 1930
Species

P. dietrichi Lambrecht, 1930

Palaeoephippiorhynchus is an extinct genus of large stork from the Oligocene of Africa: its closest living relative is the Saddle-billed stork.[1]

References

  • Mlíkovský, J. 2003. Early Miocene birds of Djebel Zelten, Libya. J. Nat. Mus., Nat. Hist. Ser. 172: (1–4):114–120.
  • Rasmussen, T.; Olson, S. L. & Simons, E. L. 1987. Fossil birds from Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Province, Egypt. Smithsonian Contributions for Paleobiology 62: 1–19.

Wikidata ☰ Q7126410 entry