†Ramphastosula ramirezi Stucchi and Urbina 2004 (booby)
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Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Full reference: M. Stucchi and M. Urbina. 2004. Ramphastosula (aves, Sulidae): a new genus from the early Pliocene of the Pisco Formation, Peru. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(4):974-978
Belongs to Ramphastosula according to M. Stucchi et al. 2016
See also Stucchi and Urbina 2004
Sister taxon: Ramphastosula aguierrei
Type specimen: MUSM 264, a skull. Its type locality is Sud-Sacaco West (SAS) horizon, which is in a Messinian foreshore siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sud-Sacaco West (SAS) horizon
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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