Aves - Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1953. A review of the Pliocene loons. Condor 55(4):211-214
Belongs to Gavia according to S. L. Olson and P. C. Rasmussen 2001
See also Chandler 1990, Howard 1972, Miller 1956 and Miller and Bowman 1958
Sister taxa: Gavia adamsii, Gavia arctica, Gavia brodkorbi, Gavia concinna, Gavia egeriana, Gavia fortis, Gavia immer, Gavia moldavica, Gavia pacifica, Gavia paradoxa, Gavia pusilla, Gavia schultzi, Gavia stellata
Type specimen: LACM 2111, a limb element (distal left humerus). Its type locality is Reynard Way and Curlew Street, which is in a Piacenzian shallow subtidal sandstone in the San Diego Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (5: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California, North Carolina)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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