Miopelecanus
| Miopelecanus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelecanidae |
| Genus: | †Miopelecanus Milne-Edwards,1863[1] |
| Species: | †M. gracilis
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| †Miopelecanus gracilis (Milne-Edwards, 1863)
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Miopelecanusis afossilgenusofpelicans,with thespeciesM. gracilis,dating from theEarly Miocene.[2]
References
[edit]- ^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.
- ^Schreiber, Elizabeth Anne; Burger, Joanna, eds. (2002).Biology of Marine Birds.CRC marine biology series. New York: CRC Press.ISBN0849398827.
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