Phoeniconotius
| Phoeniconotius Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
| Family: | Phoenicopteridae |
| Genus: | †Phoeniconotius Miller, 1963 |
| Species: | †P. eyrensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Phoeniconotius eyrensis Miller, 1963
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Phoeniconotius is an extinct genus of flamingo that lived in Australia from the late Oligocene to the early Miocene.[1]
References[]
- ^ Alden H. Miller (1963). "The fossil flamingoes of Australia" (PDF). The Condor. 65 (4): 289–299. doi:10.2307/1365355.
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Categories:
- Flamingos
- Oligocene birds
- Miocene birds
- Prehistoric birds of Australia
- Fossil taxa described in 1963
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