Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Full reference: H. Howard. 1966. Additional avian records form the Miocene of Sharktooth Hill, California. Contributions in Science 114:1-11
Belongs to Diomedea according to H. Howard and L. G. Barnes 1987
See also Brodkorb 1967, Howard 1972 and Olson 1985
Sister taxa: Diomedea amsterdamensis, Diomedea epomophora, Diomedea exulans, Diomedea nigripes, Diomedea rumana, Diomedea thyridata
Type specimen: LACM 7219, a limb element (proximal left ulna). Its type locality is Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, which is in a Langhian terrestrial siltstone in the Temblor Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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