Morus poolensis Chandler 1963 (gannet)

Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae

Full reference: M. E. J. Chandler. 1963. The Lower Tertiary Floras of Southern England. III. Flora of the Bournemouth Beds, The Boscombe, and the Highcliff Sands 1-169

Belongs to Morus according to M. E. J. Chandler 1963

Sister taxa: 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 recentior, Morus reyanus, Morus serrator, Morus vagabundus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bournemouth Freshwater Beds, which is in a Lutetian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/sandstone in the United Kingdom

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bournemouth Freshwater Beds

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