†Pseudocepphus teres Wijnker and Olson 2009 (auk)
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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 Pseudocepphus according to E. Wijnker and S. L. Olson 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 214537, a limb element (right humerus). Its type locality is Cat Creek, which is in a Langhian coastal horizon in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cat Creek
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