Palaeoephippiorhynchus
| Palaeoephippiorhynchus Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Palaeoephippiorhynchus Lambrecht, 1930 |
| Species | |
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P. dietrichi Lambrecht, 1930 | |
Palaeoephippiorhynchus is an extinct genus of large stork from the Oligocene and Miocene. There are two recorded species, P. dietrichi from early Oligocene of Egypt and P. edwardsi from Miocene of Libya.
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.
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