Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Belongs to Pelecanus according to J. Mlikovsky 2002
See also Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus), Pelecanus (Leptopelicanus), Pelecanus cadimurka, Pelecanus cautleyi, Pelecanus conspicillatus, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus novaezealandiae, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Pelecanus proavus, Pelecanus rufescens, Pelecanus schreiberi, Pelecanus sivalensis, Pelecanus thagus, Pelecanus tirarensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Novaja Slobodka, which is in a Zanclean marine horizon in Ukraine
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ukraine (2 collections)
• Miocene of Ukraine (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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