Pterodroma rupinarum Olson 1975 (Saint Helena gadfly petrel)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1975. Paleornithology of St. Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 23:1-49

Belongs to Pterodroma according to S. L. Olson 1975

Sister taxa: Pterodroma alba, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Pterodroma axillaris, Pterodroma baraui, Pterodroma brevipes, Pterodroma cahow, Pterodroma cookii, Pterodroma hasitata, Pterodroma heraldica, Pterodroma hypoleuca, Pterodroma imberi, Pterodroma incerta, Pterodroma inexpectata, Pterodroma jugabilis, Pterodroma kurodai, Pterodroma lessonii, Pterodroma leucoptera, Pterodroma macroptera, Pterodroma magentae, Pterodroma mollis, Pterodroma neglecta, Pterodroma nigripennis, Pterodroma phaeopygia, Pterodroma pycrofti

Type specimen: USNM 176594, a skull. Its type locality is Sugarloaf Hill, site 1, which is in a Pleistocene eolian sandstone in Saint Helena.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Saint Helena (10 collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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