Aves - Suliformes - Fregatidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1977. A Lower Eocene frigatebird from the Green River Formation of Wyoming (Pelecaniformes: Fregatidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 35:1-33
Belongs to Limnofregata according to G. Mayr 2009
See also Olson 1977, Olson 1985 and Olson and Matsuoka 2005
Sister taxa: Limnofregata hasegawai, Limnofregata hutchisoni
Type specimen: UNSM 22753, a skeleton (nearly complete, partially flattened skeleton with feather impressions). Its type locality is Limnofregata type locality, which is in a Wasatchian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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