Mangystania Zvonok et al. 2016 (bird)

Aves - Suliformes

Full reference: E. A. Zvonok, N. V. Zelenkov, and I. G. Danilov. 2016. A new unusual waterbird (Aves, ?Suliformes) from the Eocene of Kazakhstan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(1):e1035783

Parent taxon: Suliformes according to E. A. Zvonok et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Anhingidae, Fregatidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Plotopteridae, Sulidae

Subtaxa: Mangystania humilicristata

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Type: Mangystania humilicristata

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kuyulus (Eocene of Kazakhstan)

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