Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: G. T. Jefferson. 1991. A catalogue of late Quaternary Vertebrates from California: Part Two, Mammals. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Technical Reports 7:1-129
Belongs to Ardenna according to G. T. Jefferson 1991
Sister taxa: Ardenna buchananbrowni, Ardenna bulleri, Ardenna carneipes, Ardenna gilmorei, Ardenna gravis, Ardenna grisea, Ardenna pacifica, Ardenna tenuirostris
Type specimen: NMNZ S.45183, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Ohawe Beach, Waipipian, which is in a Waipipian marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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