†Notoleptos giglii Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo 2017 (albatross)
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Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Full reference: C. Acosta Hospitaleche and J. N. Gelfo. 2017. Procellariiform remains and a new species from the latest Eocene of Antarctica. Historical Biology 29(6):755-769
Belongs to Notoleptos according to C. Acosta Hospitaleche and J. N. Gelfo 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MLP 12-I-20-305, a limb element (le tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is DPV 16/84, which is in a Priabonian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at DPV 16/84
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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