Palaeoephippiorhynchus
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| Palaeoephippiorhynchus Temporal range: Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Palaeoephippiorhynchus edwardsi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoephippiorhynchus Lambrecht, 1930 |
| Species | |
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P. dietrichi Lambrecht, 1930 | |
Palaeoephippiorhynchus is an extinct genus of large stork from the Oligocene of Africa: its closest living relative is the saddle-billed stork.[1]