Eociconia

Eociconia
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: †Eociconia
Hou, 1989
Species:
†E. sangequanensis
Binomial name
†Eociconia sangequanensis
Hou, 1989

Eociconia is an extinct genus of primitive stork, and one of the earliest members of Ciconiiformes. The holotype, which is a metatarsus, was found in Yixibaila Formation of Xinjiang, China, dated back to the Eocene period.

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