Aves - Suliformes - Plotopteridae
Full reference: G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert. 2016. New Late Eocene and Oligocene Remains of the Flightless, Penguin-Like Plotopterids (Aves, Plotopteridae) from Western Washington State, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(4):e1163573
Parent taxon: Tonsalinae according to G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert 2018
See also Mayr and Goedert 2016
Sister taxa: Copepteryx, Hokkaidornis, Olympidytes, Tonsala
Subtaxa: Klallamornis abyssa Klallamornis clarki
Type: Klallamornis abyssa
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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