Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Alternative combination: Sula humeralis
Full reference: L. Miller and R. I. Bowman. 1958. Further bird remains from the San Diego Pliocene. Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum 20:1-15
Belongs to Morus according to R. M. Chandler 1990
Sister taxa: Moris lompocana, Moris loxostyla, Moris reyana, Morus atlanticus, Morus avitus, Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus magnus, Morus olsoni, Morus peninsularis, Morus peruvianus, Morus poolensis, Morus recentior, Morus reyanus, Morus serrator, Morus vagabundus
Type specimen: UCMP 45889/V5666, a limb element (distal third of right humerus). Its type locality is San Diego Formation ("Lower"), which is in a Piacenzian foreshore horizon in the San Diego Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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