†Phoenicopterus stocki Miller 1944 (flamingo)
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Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae
Full reference: L. Miller. 1944. A Pliocene flamingo from Mexico. Wilson Bulletin 56(2):77-82
Belongs to Phoenicopterus according to H. Howard 1972
See also Miller 1944 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Phoenicopterus chilensis, Phoenicopterus copei, Phoenicopterus croizeti, Phoenicopterus floridanus, Phoenicopterus minutus, Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterus ruber
Type specimen: Calif. Inst. Tech. 3,245, a limb element (tibiotarsus (distal end)). Its type locality is Yepomera, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Yepomera
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