Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: R. N. Holdaway and T. H. Worthy. 1994. A new fossil species of shearwater Puffinus from the Late Quaternary of the South Island, New Zealand, and notes on the biogeography and evolution of the Puffinus gavia superspecies. Emu 94:201-214
Belongs to Puffinus according to R. N. Holdaway and T. H. Worthy 1994
Sister taxa: Puffinus (Puffinus), Puffinus antiquus, Puffinus aquitanicus, Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus bailloni, Puffinus barnesi, Puffinus calhouni, Puffinus conradi, Puffinus eyermani, Puffinus felthami, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus holeae, Puffinus huttoni, Puffinus inceptor, Puffinus kanakoffi, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus micraulax, Puffinus mitchelli, Puffinus nativitatis, Puffinus nestori, Puffinus opisthomelas, Puffinus pacificoides, Puffinus parvus, Puffinus persicus, Puffinus priscus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus tedfordi, Puffinus yelkouan
Type specimen: NMNZ S 28002
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Te Ana Titi ( of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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