Juncitarsus
Extinct genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juncitarsus is an extinct genus of wading birds from the Eocene of the United States and Germany. Though previously considered a flamingo, it is likely a stem-flamingo, possibly a relative of the group which contains both flamingos and grebes (Mirandornithes).
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Juncitarsus | |
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Fossil specimen of J. merkeli, Museo di Storia Naturale | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
Genus: | †Juncitarsus Olson & Feduccia, 1980 |
Species | |
†Juncitarsus gracillimus Olson & Feduccia, 1980 |
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