Phoenicopterus stocki Miller 1944 (flamingo)

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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