Rich and Van Tets Locality 3 (Holocene of New Zealand)

Where: New Zealand (39.2° S, 176.7° E: paleocoordinates 39.2° S, 176.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. V. Rich and G. F. Van Tets. 1981. The fossil pelicans of Australasia. Records of the South Australian Museum 18(12):235-265 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 176432: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Carlos Peredo on 11.02.2016

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus novaezealandiae Scarlett 1966 pelican