Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: J. A. Alcover. 1989. Les Aus fossils de la cova de Ca Na Reia. Endins 14-15:95-100
Belongs to Puffinus according to J. A. Alcover 1989
See also Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Puffinus (Puffinus), Puffinus antiquus, Puffinus aquitanicus, Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus bailloni, Puffinus barnesi, Puffinus calhouni, Puffinus conradi, Puffinus eyermani, Puffinus felthami, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus holeae, Puffinus huttoni, Puffinus inceptor, Puffinus kanakoffi, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus micraulax, Puffinus mitchelli, Puffinus nativitatis, Puffinus opisthomelas, Puffinus pacificoides, Puffinus parvus, Puffinus persicus, Puffinus priscus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus spelaeus, Puffinus tedfordi, Puffinus yelkouan
Type specimen: MNCM 11524, a limb element (humerus). Its type locality is Ca Na Reia, which is in a Pliocene cave horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ca Na Reia
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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