Scopus xenopus
Extinct bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scopus xenopus is an extinct species of bird related to the 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]
| Scopus xenopus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Scopidae |
| Genus: | Scopus |
| Species: | †S. xenopus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Scopus xenopus Olson, 1984 | |
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