Sinoergilornis

Sinoergilornis
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Eogruidae
Genus: Sinoergilornis
Species:
S. guangheensis
Binomial name
Sinoergilornis guangheensis
Musser et. al., 2020

Sinoergilornis is an extinct genus of eogruid that lived during the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

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Fossils of S. guangheensis are known from the Liushu Formation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Musser, Grace; Li, Zhiheng; Clarke, Julia Allison (2 January 2020). "A new species of Eogruidae (Aves: Gruiformes) from the Miocene of the Linxia Basin, Gansu, China: Evolutionary and climatic implications". The Auk. 137 (1). doi:10.1093/auk/ukz067. ISSN 0004-8038. Retrieved 24 February 2025 – via Oxford Academic.