Geronticus thackerayi
Extinct ibis species
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Geronticus thackerayi is an extinct species of Geronticus that lived in Africa during the Pliocene-Pleistocene transition.
| Geronticus thackerayi Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Threskiornithidae |
| Genus: | Geronticus |
| Species: | †G. thackerayi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Geronticus thackerayi Pavia, 2019 | |
Distribution
Geronticus thackerayi is known from fossils discovered in the Kromdraai fossil site of Gauteng, South Africa.[1]
