Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Alternative combination: Praemancalla wetmorei
Full reference: H. Howard. 1976. A new species of flightless auk from the Miocene of California (Alcidae: Mancallinae). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27:141-146
Belongs to Miomancalla according to N. A. Smith 2011
See also Howard 1978 and Howard 1982
Sister taxon: Miomancalla howardi
Type specimen: LACM 42653, a limb element (humerus). 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:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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