Prophaethon
| Prophaethon Temporal range: Early Eocene, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Phaethontiformes |
| Family: | †Prophaethontidae |
| Genus: | †Prophaethon |
| Species: | †P. shrubsolei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Prophaethon shrubsolei Andrews, 1899 | |
Prophaethon is an extinct genus of seabird that lived during the Early Eocene (Ypresian, c.56-49 mya). As indicated by its generic name, it is a distant relative of the tropicbirds.