Miopelecanus

Miopelecanus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Pelecanidae
Genus:†Miopelecanus
Milne-Edwards, 1863[1]
Species: †M. gracilis
Binomial name
Miopelecanus gracilis
(Milne-Edwards, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Pelecanus gracilis Milne-Edwards, 1863

Miopelecanus is a fossil genus of pelicans, with the species M. gracilis, dating from the Early Miocene.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Milne-Edwards (1863). "Les oiseaux aquatiques (Gaviiformes a Anseriformes) du gisement Aquitanien de Saint-Gerand-le-Puy (Allier, France): revision systematique". Palaeovertebrata (Montpellier). 14 (2): 33–115.
  2. ↑ Schreiber, Elizabeth Anne; & Burger, Joanna (Eds). (2002). Biology of Marine Birds. CRC marine biology series. New York: CRC Press. ISBN 0849398827.


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