†Ardenna buchananbrowni Tennyson et al. 2024 (petrel)
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Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: A. J. D. Tennyson, R. B. Salvador, B. M. Tomatani and F. G. Marx. 2024. A new diving Pliocene Ardenna Shearwater (Aves: Procellariidae) from New Zealand. Taxonomy 4(2):237-249
Belongs to Ardenna according to A. J. D. Tennyson et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Ardenna bulleri, Ardenna carneipes, Ardenna davealleni, Ardenna gilmorei, Ardenna gravis, Ardenna grisea, Ardenna pacifica, Ardenna tenuirostris
Type specimen: NMNZ S.49931, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Ohawe Beach, Waipipian, which is in a Waipipian marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ohawe Beach, Waipipian
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