Aves - Suliformes - Plotopteridae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1980. A new genus of penguin-like pelecaniform bird from the Oligocene of Washington (Pelecaniformes: Plotopteridae). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science 330:51-57
Belongs to Tonsala according to G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert 2018
See also Dyke et al. 2011, Kaiser et al. 2015, Mayr 2009, Mayr et al. 2015, Mayr and Goedert 2016, Mayr and Goedert 2022, Olson 1980, Olson 1985 and Olson and Hasegawa 1996
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 256518, a set of limb elements (incomplete associated skeleton). Its type locality is Murdock Creek, which is in a Rupelian deep-water siltstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Washington collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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