Miopelecanus

Miopelecanus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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  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.