Mangystania
| Mangystania Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Genus: | †Mangystania |
| Species: | †M. humilicristata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Mangystania humilicristata Zvonok et al., 2016 | |
Mangystania is an extinct monotypic genus of suliform bird that lived during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The generic name of Mangystania refers to the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan. The specific epithet of the type species, Mangystania humilicristata, references the craniocaudally truncated crista deltopectoralis of the species.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ Zvonok, Evgeniy A.; Zelenkov, Nikita V.; Danilov, Igor G. (2 January 2016). "A new unusual waterbird (Aves, ?Suliformes) from the Eocene of Kazakhstan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (1) e1035783. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1035783. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 17 January 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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