Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1896. Fossil Bones of Birds and Mammals from Grotto Pietro Tamponi and Grive-St. Alban. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 48:507-516
Belongs to Puffinus according to R. W. Shufeldt 1896
Sister taxa: Puffinus (Puffinus), Puffinus antiquus, Puffinus aquitanicus, Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus bailloni, Puffinus barnesi, Puffinus calhouni, Puffinus conradi, Puffinus felthami, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus holeae, Puffinus huttoni, Puffinus inceptor, Puffinus kanakoffi, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus micraulax, Puffinus mitchelli, Puffinus nativitatis, Puffinus nestori, Puffinus opisthomelas, Puffinus pacificoides, Puffinus parvus, Puffinus persicus, Puffinus priscus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus spelaeus, Puffinus tedfordi, Puffinus yelkouan
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grotto Pietro Tamponi, which is in a Neogene cave horizon in Italy
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Grotto Pietro Tamponi
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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