Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Alternative spelling: Moris
Parent taxon: Sulidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brodkorb 1955, Carroll 1988, Chandler 1990, Figueiredo et al. 2023, Hastings and Dooley 2017, Hay 1930, Howard 1936, Howard 1958, Howard 1968, Howard 1972, Howard 1978, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1985, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Stucchi 2003, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Empheresula, Enkurosula, Eostega, Masillastega, Microsula, Miosula, Paleosula, Papasula, Prophalacrocorax, Ramphastosula, Sarmatosula, Sula
Subtaxa: Moris lompocana Moris loxostyla Moris reyana Morus atlanticus Morus avitus Morus bassanus Morus capensis Morus humeralis Morus magnus Morus olsoni Morus peninsularis Morus peruvianus Morus poolensis Morus recentior Morus reyanus Morus serrator Morus vagabundus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Italy (1), New Zealand (1), South Africa (3), Spain (2), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (10), United States (10: California, Florida, Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California, North Carolina)
• Miocene of Mexico (5), Peru (1), Portugal (1), Romania (1), United States (18: California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 64 collections including 74 occurrences
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