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Taxonomy
Colymbus pacificus was named by Lawrence (1858). It is extant.
It was recombined as Gavia pacifica by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Gavia pacifica by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Colymbus pacificus Lawrence |
| 2014 | Gavia pacifica del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Gavia pacifica Clements et al. |
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Gavia pacifica Lawrence 1858 [Pacific loon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Gelasian | USA (Florida) | Gavia pacifica (20384) | |
| Rancholabrean - Holocene | USA (California) | Gavia pacifica (84904) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Gavia arctica (120829 125236) Gavia pacifica (120827 125237) |