Colymbiculus udovichenkoi Mayr and Zvonok 2011 (loon)

Aves - Gaviiformes - Gaviidae

Full reference: G. Mayr and E. A. Zvonok. 2011. Middle Eocene Pelagornithidae and Gaviiformes (Aves) from the Ukrainian Paratethys. Palaeontology 54(6):1347-1359

Belongs to Colymbiculus according to G. Mayr and E. A. Zvonok 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMF Av 545, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Ikovo, which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone in the Buchak Formation of Ukraine.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ikovo

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