†Presbyornis pervetus Wetmore 1926 (waterfowl)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Presbyornithidae
Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1926. Fossil birds formt he Green River deposits of eastern Utah. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 16(3-4):391-402
Belongs to Presbyornis according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1926, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Presbyornis isoni, Presbyornis mongoliensis, Presbyornis recurvirostrus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Green River, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Green River Formation of Utah
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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