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DeutschMiopelecanus
| Miopelecanus Temporal range: | |
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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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Miopelecanus is a fossil genus of pelicans, with the species M. gracilis, dating from the Early 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. ISBN 0849398827.
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