Chionoides
Extinct genus of charadriiform bird
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Chionoides is an extinct monotypic genus of charadriiform bird that lived in Australia during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Genus: | †Chionoides |
| Species: | †C. australiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chionoides australiensis De Pietri et al., 2016 | |
Etymology
The generic name Chionoides references the apparent similarity of the taxon to the genus Chionis. The specific epithet of the type species, Chionoides australiensis, references the continent of Australia.[2]
