Ptychoramphus aleuticus Pallas 1811 (Cassin's auklet)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae

Alternative combinations: Ptychoramphus aleuticum, Uria aleutica

Synonym: Ptychoramphus tenuis Miller and Bowman 1958

Belongs to Ptychoramphus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Chandler 1990, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Guthrie 1992, Olson 1985, Smith 2014 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (22: Alaska, California collections)

• Blancan of United States (3: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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