Eociconia
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.
Eociconia Temporal range: Eocene | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Ciconiiformes |
Family: | Ciconiidae |
Genus: | †Eociconia Hou, 1989 |
Species: | †E. sangequanensis |
Binomial name | |
†Eociconia sangequanensis Hou, 1989 | |
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.