†Limicorallus saiensis Kurochkin 1968 (cormorant)
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Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Alternative combination: Phalacrocorax saiensis
Full reference: Y. Kurochkin. 1968. New Oligocene birds from Kazakhstan. Paleontologicheski Zhurnal 92(101)
Belongs to Limicorallus according to G. Mayr 2009
See also Kurochkin 1968 and Mlíkovsky and Svec 1986
Sister taxon: Limicorallus carbunculus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lake Chelkar-Teniz, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Kazakhstan
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lake Chelkar-Teniz
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