†Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos Olson 1975 (Saint Helena dove)
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Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1975. Paleornithology of St. Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 23:1-49
Belongs to Dysmoropelia according to S. L. Olson 1975
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 175955, a limb element (right coracoid). Its type locality is Sugarloaf Hill, site 1, which is in a Pleistocene eolian sandstone in Saint Helena.
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saint Helena (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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