Aves - Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Full reference: H. Howard. 1978. Late Miocene marine birds from Orange County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 290:1-26
Belongs to Gavia according to H. Howard 1978
Sister taxa: Gavia adamsii, Gavia arctica, Gavia concinna, Gavia egeriana, Gavia fortis, Gavia howardae, Gavia immer, Gavia moldavica, Gavia pacifica, Gavia paradoxa, Gavia pusilla, Gavia schultzi, Gavia stellata
Type specimen: LACM 31173, a limb element (left ulna). Its type locality is Laguna Niguel, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) sandstone/shale in the Monterey Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Laguna Niguel
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