Mangystania humilicristata Zvonok et al. 2016 (bird)

Aves - Suliformes

Full reference: E. A. Zvonok, N. V. Zelenkov, and I. G. Danilov. 2016. A new unusual waterbird (Aves, ?Suliformes) from the Eocene of Kazakhstan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(1):e1035783

Belongs to Mangystania according to E. A. Zvonok et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 2612/2, a limb element (proximal fragment of the left humerus). Its type locality is Kuyulus, which is in a Bartonian coastal horizon in the Shorym Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kuyulus

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