Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Alternative combination: Diomedea albatrus
Synonym: Diomedea howardae Chandler 1990
Belongs to Phoebastria according to J. Watanabe et al. 2020
See also Broughton 2004, Clements et al. 2017, Guthrie 1992, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Watanabe et al. 2020, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Phoebastria anglica, Phoebastria immutabilis, Phoebastria irrorata, Phoebastria rexularum
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bermuda (4 collections), Japan (2), United States (19: Alaska, California, Florida)
• Blancan of United States (9: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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