Mangystania

Mangystania; Temporal range: Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Suliformes
Genus:	† Mangystania
Species:	†M. humilicristata
Binomial name
	†Mangystania humilicristata; Zvonok et al., 2016

Last updated February 04, 2026

Mangystania is an extinct monotypic genus of suliform bird that lived during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.^[1]

Etymology

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

↑ "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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[1] "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 17 January 2026.

[2] 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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