Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Alternative combinations: Morus lompocana, Morus lompocanus, Sula lompocana, Sula lompocanus
Full reference: L. Miller. 1925. Avian remains from the Miocene of Lompoc, California. Carnegie Institution of Washington 349:107-117
Belongs to Moris according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Howard 1958, Howard 1968, Howard 1972, Howard 1978, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1925, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: 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
Type specimen: UCMP 26544, a partial skeleton (skeletal impression). Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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