†Pipilo angelensis Dawson 1948 (towhee)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Full reference: W. R. Dawson. 1948. Records of fringillids from the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea. Condor 50:57-63
Belongs to Pipilo according to W. R. Dawson 1948
See also Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Pipilo chlorurus, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Pipilo maculatus, Pipilo naufragus
Type specimen: LACM K7291, a mandible. Its type locality is Rancho La Brea, Pit A (LACMIP 88), which is in a Rancholabrean tar tar in California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Rancho La Brea, Pit A (LACMIP 88)
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