Juncitarsus

Juncitarsus Temporal range: Eocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil specimen of J. merkeli, Museo di Storia Naturale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Phoenicopteriformes
Genus:	†Juncitarsus Olson & Feduccia, 1980
Species
†Juncitarsus gracillimus Olson & Feduccia, 1980 †Juncitarsus merkeli Peters, 1987

†Juncitarsus gracillimus Olson & Feduccia, 1980
†Juncitarsus merkeli Peters, 1987

Juncitarsus is an extinct genus of wading birds from the Eocene of the United States and Germany. Though previously considered a kind of prehistoric flamingo, it is likely more a more primitive member of the flamingo lineage, possibly a relative of the group which contains both flamingos and grebes (Mirandornithes).