†Ramphastosula aguierrei Stucchi et al. 2016 (booby)
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Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Full reference: M. Stucchi, R. M. Varas-Malca, and M. Urbina-Schmitt. 2016. New Miocene sulid birds from Peru and considerations on their Neogene fossil record in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(2):417-427
Belongs to Ramphastosula according to M. Stucchi et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Ramphastosula ramirezi
Type specimen: MUSM 665, a skull
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sud-Sacaco West (SAS) horizon (Miocene of Peru)
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