Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae

Full reference: E. Wijnker and S. L. Olson. 2009. A revision of the fossil genus Miocepphus and other Miocene Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) of the western North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 7(4):471-487

Belongs to Miocepphus according to N. A. Smith and G. Mayr 2013

See also Wijnker and Olson 2009

Sister taxa: Miocepphus bohaskai, Miocepphus mcclungi, Miocepphus mergulellus

Type specimen: USNM 237207, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is White Oak Landing, Zone 25, which is in a Messinian offshore sandstone in the Eastover Formation of Virginia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at White Oak Landing, Zone 25

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.