''Juncitarsus'' is an extinct
genus of
wading birds from the
Eocene of the United States and Germany. Though previously considered a kind of prehistoric
flamingo,
[Olson, S.L. And Feduccia, A. 1980. Relationship and evolution of flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 316:1-73.] it is likely a more primitive member of the flamingo lineage, possibly a relative of the group which contains both flamingos and
grebes (
Mirandornithes
Mirandornithes () is a clade that consists of flamingos and grebes. Many scholars use the term Phoenicopterimorphae for the superorder containing flamingoes and grebes.
Determining the relationships of both groups has been problematic. Flamingos ...
).
[Mayr, G. (2004). Morphological evidence for sister group relationship between flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae) and grebes (Podicipedidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 140(2), 157–169.]
References
Eocene birds of Europe
Extinct birds of Europe
Fossil taxa described in 1980
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