Aves - Suliformes - Plotopteridae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1980. A new genus of penguin-like pelecaniform bird from the Oligocene of Washington (Pelecaniformes: Plotopteridae). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science 330:51-57
Parent taxon: Tonsalinae according to G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert 2018
See also Carroll 1988, Dyke et al. 2011, Goedert and Cornish 2002, Kaiser et al. 2015, Mayr 2009, Mayr et al. 2015, Mayr and Goedert 2016, Mayr and Goedert 2022, Olson 1980, Olson 1985, Olson and Hasegawa 1996 and Sakurai et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Copepteryx, Hokkaidornis, Klallamornis, Olympidytes
Subtaxa: Tonsala hildegardae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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