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Phalacrocorax femoralis
Taxonomy
Phalacrocorax femoralis was named by Miller (1929) [type specimen is unnumbered]. It is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Poyer's Quarry, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene offshore shale in the Modelo Formation of California.
It was recombined as Miocorax femoralis by Lambrecht (1933), Brodkorb (1952).
It was recombined as Miocorax femoralis by Lambrecht (1933), Brodkorb (1952).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1929 | Phalacrocorax femoralis Miller p. 167 |
| 1933 | Miocorax femoralis Lambrecht p. 291 |
| 1940 | Phalacrocorax femoralis Wetmore p. 13 |
| 1942 | Phalacrocorax femoralis Miller and DeMay p. 78 |
| 1952 | Miocorax femoralis Brodkorb p. 175 |
| 1956 | Phalacrocorax femoralis Wetmore p. 17 |
| 1972 | Phalacrocorax femoralis Howard p. 7 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Phalacrocorax femoralis Miller 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (California) | Phalacrocorax femoralis (type locality: 85203) |