Superfamily Pelecanoidea Rafinesque 1815 (bird)

Aves - Pelecaniformes

Alternative spelling: Pelecanoidae

Parent taxon: Pelecani according to A. Wetmore 1960

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Cyphornithidae

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Type: Pelecanus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ashley River (Miocene Marl) (Miocene of South Carolina)

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