Phoeniconaias fossil map
Where fossils of Phoeniconaias have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Prehistoric birds |
|---|---|
| Lived | 20.45–13.82 million years ago (Burdigalian to Langhian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Phoenicopteridae |
| Named by | Gray 1869 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Thailand |
| Rock formations | txn:39589 |
About Phoeniconaias
Phoeniconaias is a genus of birds in the flamingo family Phoenicopteridae. The genus contains one extant species, the lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India, and an extinct species, Phoeniconaias proeses, from the Pliocene of Australia, which is thought to have been even smaller.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phoeniconaias (revision 1379735928), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q14089322.
