†Eopelecanus El Adli et al. 2021 (pelican)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Full reference: J. J. El Adli, J. A. Wilson Mantilla, M. S. M. Antar and P. D. Gingerich. 2021. The earliest recorded fossil pelican, recovered from the late Eocene of Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(1):e1903910
Parent taxon: Pelecanidae according to J. J. El Adli et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Miopelecanus, Pelecanus
Subtaxa: Eopelecanus aegyptiacus
Type: Eopelecanus aegyptiacus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Garet Gehannam, Birket Qarun Fm. (Eocene of Egypt)
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