†Limicorallus carbunculus Mayr 2009 (cormorant)
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Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2009. A dwarf species of the Phalacrocoracoidea (cormorants and anhingas) from the early Miocene of Germany. Ibis 151:392-395
Belongs to Limicorallus according to U. B. Göhlich and C. Mourer-Cauvire 2010
See also Mayr 2009
Sister taxon: Limicorallus saiensis
Type specimen: SMF Av 228i, a limb element (right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Weisenau, which is in a MN 1 terrestrial horizon in Germany.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Weisenau
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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