Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Full reference: R. M. Chandler. 1990. Fossil birds of the San Diego Formation, Late Pliocene, Blancan, San Diego County, California. Ornithological Monographs 44:73-161
Belongs to Synthliboramphus according to R. M. Chandler 1990
Sister taxa: Synthliboramphus antiquum, Synthliboramphus antiquus, Synthliboramphus craveri, Synthliboramphus hypoleucus, Synthliboramphus scrippsi, Synthliboramphus wumizusume
Type specimen: UCMP 61590/5566, a limb element (right humerus). Its type locality is San Diego Formation ("Lower"), which is in a Piacenzian foreshore horizon in the San Diego Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (5: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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