Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1999. A new species of pelican (Aves: Pelecanidae) from the Lower Pliocene of North Carolina and Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 112(3):503-509
Belongs to Pelecanus according to S. L. Olson and P. C. Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus), Pelecanus (Leptopelicanus), Pelecanus cadimurka, Pelecanus cautleyi, Pelecanus conspicillatus, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus novaezealandiae, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus odessanus, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Pelecanus proavus, Pelecanus rufescens, Pelecanus sivalensis, Pelecanus thagus, Pelecanus tirarensis
Type specimen: USNM 192077, a limb element (right femur). Its type locality is Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation, which is in a Zanclean estuary/bay sandstone in the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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