Brachyramphus pliocenum Howard 1949

Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae

Alternative combination: Brachyramphus pliocenus

Belongs to Brachyramphus according to S. L. Olson 1985

See also Howard 1949, Miller 1956, Miller and Bowman 1958 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Brachyramphus brevirostris, Brachyramphus dunkeli, Brachyramphus marmoratus, Brachyramphus perdix

Type specimen: LACM 2119/1080, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Five Points Freeway, which is in a Piacenzian/Gelasian coastal sandstone in the San Diego Formation of California.

Distribution:

• Blancan of United States (6: California collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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