Morus avitus Wetmore 1938 (gannet)

Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae

Alternative combinations: Microsula avita, Sula (Microsula) avita

Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1938. A Miocene booby and other records from the Calvert Formation of Maryland. Proceedings of The United States National Museum 85:21-25

Belongs to Morus according to S. L. Olson and P. C. Rasmussen 2001

See also Olson 1985, Wetmore 1938, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Moris lompocana, Moris loxostyla, Moris reyana, Morus atlanticus, Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus humeralis, Morus magnus, Morus olsoni, Morus peninsularis, Morus peruvianus, Morus poolensis, Morus recentior, Morus reyanus, Morus serrator, Morus vagabundus

Type specimen: USNM 13854, a limb element (distal humerus). Its type locality is Plum Point, Zone 10, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay claystone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)

• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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