Geronticus thackerayi
| 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 | |
Geronticus thackerayi is an extinct species of Geronticus that lived in Africa during the Pliocene-Pleistocene transition. It is named after the palaeontologist Francis Thackeray.
Distribution
[edit]Geronticus thackerayi is known from fossils discovered in the Kromdraai fossil site of Gauteng, South Africa.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pavia, Marco (4 May 2019). "Geronticus thackerayi , sp. nov. (Aves, Threskiornithidae), a new ibis from the hominin-bearing locality of Kromdraai (Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (3) e1647433. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1647433. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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