Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy, A. J. D. Tennyson, C. Jones, J. A. McNamara, and B. J. Douglas. 2007. Miocene waterfowl and other birds from central Otago, New Zealand. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 5(1):1-39
Belongs to Pelecanoides according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Pelecanoides cymatotrypetes, Pelecanoides georgicus, Pelecanoides urinatrix, Pelecanoides whenuahouensis
Type specimen: MNZ S42431, a limb element (distal right humerus). Its type locality is Croc Site L1, Mata Creek, H41/f84, which is in an Altonian lacustrine - large sandstone/siltstone in the Bannockburn Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Croc Site L1, Mata Creek, H41/f84
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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