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Taxonomy
Pelecani was named as a suborder.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Pelecani by Bourdon et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Pelicaniformes by Wetmore (1956); to Pelecaniformes by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1960), Brunet (1970), Cheneval (1984), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988) and Cheneval (1993); and to Steganopodes by Bourdon et al. (2005).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Pelecani by Bourdon et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Pelicaniformes by Wetmore (1956); to Pelecaniformes by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1960), Brunet (1970), Cheneval (1984), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988) and Cheneval (1993); and to Steganopodes by Bourdon et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
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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.
Unr. †Pelecani
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Miocene | USA (South Carolina) | Palaeochenoides mioceanus (18506) |