Pelecanoides cymatotrypetes Olson 1985 (diving-petrel)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1985. Early Pliocene Procellariformes (Aves) from Langebaanweg, south-western Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 95(3):123-145

Belongs to Pelecanoides according to S. L. Olson 1985

Sister taxa: Pelecanoides georgicus, Pelecanoides miokuaka, Pelecanoides urinatrix, Pelecanoides whenuahouensis

Type specimen: L14564, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Langebaanweg, QSM, which is in a Zanclean fluvial sandstone in the Varswater Formation of South Africa.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Langebaanweg, QSM

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