Eociconia
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Eociconia Temporal range: Eocene
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | †Eociconia Hou, 1989 |
Species: | †E. sangequanensis
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Binomial name | |
†Eociconia sangequanensis Hou, 1989
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Eociconia is an extinct genus of primitive stork, and one of the earliest members of Ciconiiformes. The holotype, which is a metatarsus, was found in Yixibaila Formation of Xinjiang, China, dated back to the Eocene period.
References
- ig. 5. Distal end of the tarsometatarsus. A. " Ciconiiform " bird Sanshuiornis zhangi gen. et sp. nov. , Researchgate.netError: "Q20729198" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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