Xenerodiops
| Xenerodiops Temporal range: Oligocene, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | †Xenerodiopidae Rasmussen et al., 1987 |
| Genus: | †Xenerodiops Rasmussen et al., 1987 |
| Species: | †X. mycter |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xenerodiops mycter Rasmussen et al., 1987 | |
Xenerodiops is a genus of extinct birds, containing one species, Xenerodiops mycter. Its fossil remains were found in Egypt by Elwyn L. Simons and first formally described in 1987. It lived in the Oligocene (about 33 million years ago). It has been placed in its own family, Xenerodiopidae; the alternative view is that this family is synonymous with Ardeidae, the herons.