Phoeniconotius

phylum	Chordata	Phoeniconotius is an extinct genus of flamingo known from the Neogene of Australia. It was larger than extant flamingos, up to 1.5 metres tall and more heavily built. It probably went extinct as Australia became more arid and the shallow lakes it lived on dried up. It is known only from isolated foot bones, but flamingo feet are highly distinctive and its identification as a flamingo is therefore uncontroversial. For more information, read the Australian Museum Page Get back to †Phoenicopteriformes
class	Aves
order	Phoenicopteriformes
family	Phoenicopteridae
genus	†Phoeniconotius
species	†P. eyrensis

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