Juncitarsus

Juncitarsus; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossil specimen of J. merkeli, Museo di Storia Naturale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Phoenicopteriformes
Genus:	†Juncitarsus; Olson & Feduccia, 1980
Species
	†Juncitarsus gracillimus Olson & Feduccia, 1980; †Juncitarsus merkeli Peters, 1987

Juncitarsus is an extinct genus of wading birds from the Eocene of the United States and Germany.[1] Though previously considered a kind of prehistoric flamingo,[2] it is likely a more primitive member of the flamingo lineage, possibly a relative of the group which contains both flamingos and grebes (Mirandornithes).[3]

References

Peters, D. S. 1987. Juncitarsus merkeli, n. sp. stutz die Ableitung der Flamingos von Regenpfeifervogeln (Aves: Charadriiformes: Phoenicopteridae). Courier Forchungsinstitut Senckenberg 97:141-155.
Olson, S.L. And Feduccia, A. 1980. Relationship and evolution of flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 316:1-73.
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.

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[1] Peters, D. S. 1987. Juncitarsus merkeli, n. sp. stutz die Ableitung der Flamingos von Regenpfeifervogeln (Aves: Charadriiformes: Phoenicopteridae). Courier Forchungsinstitut Senckenberg 97:141-155.

[2] Olson, S.L. And Feduccia, A. 1980. Relationship and evolution of flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 316:1-73.

[mayr2004-3] 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.