†Aethia barnesi Smith 2014 (auklet)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Full reference: N. A. Smith. 2014. The fossil record and phylogeny of the auklets (Pan-Alcidae, Aethiini). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12(2):217-236
Belongs to Aethia according to N. A. Smith 2014
Sister taxa: Aethia cristatella, Aethia psittacula, Aethia pusilla, Aethia pygmaea, Aethia rossmoori, Aethia storeri
Type specimen: LACM 107031, a limb element (partial right humerus missing the proximal end). Its type locality is Lawrence Canyon 5, which is in a Tortonian estuary/bay sandstone in the San Mateo Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lawrence Canyon 5
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