Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: B. Segui, J. Quintana, J. J. Fornos and J. A. Alcover. 2001. A new fulmarine petrel (Aves: Procellariiformes) from the upper Miocene of the western Mediterranean. Palaeontology 44(5):933-948
Parent taxon: Procellariidae according to S. L. Olson and P. C. Rasmussen 2001
See also Segui et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Aphrodroma, Ardenna, Argyrodyptes, Bulweria, Calonectris, Daption, Diomedeoides, Eopuffinus, Fulmarinae, Fulmarus, Halobaena, Macronectes, Oestrelata, Pachyptila, Pachyptilinae, Pagodroma, Pelecanoides, Primodroma, Procellaria, Procellariinae, Pseudobulweria, Pterodroma, Puffininae, Puffinini, Puffinus, Thalassoica
Subtaxa: Pterodromoides minoricensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Spain (2 collections), United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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