Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Full reference: W. Davies. 1880. On some fossil bird-remains from the Siwalik Hills in the British Museum. Geological Magazine 2(7):18-29
Belongs to Pelecanus according to T. A. Stidham et al. 2014
See also Lambrecht 1933 and Olson 1985
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 thagus, Pelecanus tirarensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Khetpurali (Pliocene of India)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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