Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Full reference: M. Stucchi. 2003. Los Piqueros (Aves: Sulidae) de la Formacion Pisco, Peru. Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica de Peru 95:75-91
Belongs to Sula according to M. Stucchi 2003
Sister taxa: Sula (Sula), Sula brandi, Sula clarki, Sula dactylatra, Sula figueroae, Sula granti, Sula guano, Sula leucogaster, Sula nebouxii, Sula phosphata, Sula piscator, Sula pohli, Sula sula, Sula sulita, Sula universitatis, Sula variegata, Sula willetti
Type specimen: MUSM 219, a set of limb elements. Its type locality is Sud Sacaco, Montemar, which is in a Messinian paralic siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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