Scopus xenopus

Scopus xenopus; Temporal range: Pliocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Scopidae
Genus:	Scopus
Species:	†S. xenopus
Binomial name
	†Scopus xenopus; Olson, 1984

Short description: Extinct bird

Scopus xenopus is an extinct species of hamerkop that lived during the Pliocene of South Africa . It was first described by Storrs L. Olson in 1984. Compared to S. umbretta, the modern hamerkop, S. xenopus was larger and had a foot structure more adapted to swimming.^[1]

References

↑ Olson, Storrs L. (January 1984). "A hamerkop from the early Pliocene of South Africa (Aves: Scopidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97 (4). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237377743.

Wikidata ☰ Q65079187 entry

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[1] Olson, Storrs L. (January 1984). "A hamerkop from the early Pliocene of South Africa (Aves: Scopidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97 (4). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237377743.

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Scopus xenopus

Topic: Biology

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