Pelecanus tirarensis Miller 1966 (pelican)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae

Full reference: A. H. Miller. 1966. The fossil pelicans of Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 14(5):181-190

Belongs to Pelecanus according to T. H. Worthy and J. M. T. Nguyen 2020

See also Miller 1966

Sister taxa: Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus), Pelecanus (Leptopelicanus), Pelecanus cadimurka, Pelecanus cautleyi, Pelecanus conspicillatus, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus novaezealandiae, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus odessanus, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Pelecanus proavus, Pelecanus rufescens, Pelecanus schreiberi, Pelecanus sivalensis, Pelecanus thagus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Turtle Quarry, Lake Palankarinna, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine sandstone in the Etadunna Formation of Australia

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections)

• Oligocene of Australia (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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