Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1955. The avifauna of the Bone Valley Formation. Florida Geological Survey Report of Investigations 14:1-57
Belongs to Morus according to S. L. Olson and P. C. Rasmussen 2001
See also Brodkorb 1955 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Moris lompocana, Moris loxostyla, Moris reyana, Morus atlanticus, Morus avitus, Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus humeralis, Morus magnus, Morus olsoni, Morus peruvianus, Morus poolensis, Morus recentior, Morus reyanus, Morus serrator, Morus vagabundus
Type specimen: Brodkorb 148, a limb element (left coracoid). Its type locality is American Agricultural Chemical Company, Brodkorb Locality 2, which is in a Tortonian coastal sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene 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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