Agnopterus
| Agnopterus Temporal range:
Late Eocene to Early Miocene | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
| Family: | †Agnopteridae Lambrecht, 1933 |
| Genus: | †Agnopterus Wetmore, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| †Agnopterus laurillardi Milne-Edwards, 1869
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Agnopterus is an extinct genus of
Late Oligocene-Early Miocene have been named as well. A. turgaiensis of Kazakhstan (distal tibiotarsus and distal humerus) and A. sicki of Brazil (distal end of tibiotarsus). While all four species are considered to be close to the ancestry of flamingos, their exact relationships and placement as members of Agnopterus is uncertain.[2]
References
- ^ "Agnopterus Milne-Edwards 1868". The Paleobiology Database.
- ISBN 978-3-540-89628-9.