Minggangia
Minggangia is an extinct genus of bird which fossils are discovered in Lizhuang Formation of Henan Province, China. This formation was dated back at the late Eocene period.[1]
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Minggangia changgouensis | |
Classification
As in traditionally thought, this genus was an ibis,[1] but it might be a species of the family Rallidae by some recent authorities.
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References
- Hou, Lian-hai (1982). "New form of the Threskiornithidae from the Upper Eocene of the Minggang, Henan" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 20 (3): 196–202. [in Chinese with English abstract].
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