Aves - Pelecaniformes

Alternative spelling: Protopelecanus

Full reference: L. Reichenbach. 1852. Das natürliche System der Vögel. 1-35

Parent taxon: Pelecaniformes according to S. L. Olson 1985

See also Brunet 1970, Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933 and Reichenbach 1852

Sister taxa: Ardeidae, Cladornithes, Fregatae, Gorsachius, Odontopteryges, Odontopterygia, Pelecanidae, Protoplotidae, Steganopodes, Threskiornithidae, Tigriornis, Torotix, Zebrilus, Zonerodius

Subtaxa: Protopelicanus cuvierii

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Distribution: found only at Montmartre (Eocene of France)

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