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Phoenicopterus copei ✝

Description

Phoenicopterus copei is an extinct species of flamingo that inhabited western North America during the Late Pleistocene.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicopterus_copei, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8607799https://www.gbif.org/species/8607799
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)335545https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=335545
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phoenicopteriformes : Phoenicopteridae : Phoenicopterus : Phoenicopterus copei
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phoenicopteriformes : Phoenicopteridae : Phoenicopterus : Phoenicopterus copei
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderPhoenicopteriformesHoward 1955
familyPhoenicopteridaeBonaparte 1838
genusPhoenicopterusLinnaeus 1758
speciesPhoenicopterus copeiShufeldt 1891
Generic NamePhoenicopterus
Scientific NamePhoenicopterus copei Shufeldt, 1891
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Phoenicopterus copeispeciesbelongs to Phoenicopterusstated without evidenceShufeldt, 1891
Phoenicopterus copeispeciesbelongs to Phoenicopterusstated with evidenceHoward, 1955
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance1.80 - 0.30 Ma
Pleistocene
Last Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Theropoda)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Coelurosauria)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. W. Shufeldt. 1891. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon. American Naturalist 25:818-821
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicopterus_copei

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1891Phoenicopterus copei Shufeldt p. 819
1902Phoenicopterus copei Hay p. 531
1933Phoenicopterus copei Lambrecht p. 345
1946Phoenicopterus copei Howard p. 157
1955Phoenicopterus copei Howard p. 202
1973Phoenicopterus copei Brodkorb and Phillips p. 438

References

Shufeldt R. W. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon, American Naturalist 25, 818-821
Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868
Lambrecht K. (1933) Handbuch der Palaeornithologie, 1-1024
Howard H. (1946) A review of the Pleistocene birds of Fossil Lake, Oregon, Carnegie Institution of Washington PUblication 551, 141-195
Howard H. (1955) Fossil birds from Manix Lake, California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 264-J, 199-205
Brodkorb P., Phillips A. R. (1973) Pleistocene birds from the Valley of Mexico, The Auk 90 2, 438-440
R. W. Shufeldt (1891) Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon: American Naturalist: 818--821 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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