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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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