Aves - Suliformes - Plotopteridae

Full reference: J. L. Goedert. 1988. A new late Eocene species of Plotopteridae (Aves: Pelecaniformes) from northwestern Oregon. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 45(6):97-102

Parent taxon: Plotopteridae according to G. Kaiser et al. 2015

See also Dyke et al. 2011, Goedert 1988, Goedert and Cornish 2002, Mayr 2009, Olson and Hasegawa 1996, Sakurai et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Empeirodytes, Plotopterum, Stemec, Stenornis, Tonsalinae

Subtaxa: Phocavis maritimus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at LACM Loc. 5060 - Beaver Creek [Keasey Fm] (Eocene of Oregon)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.