Pelecanus odessanus
| Pelecanus odessanus Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelecanidae |
| Genus: | Pelecanus |
| Species: | P. odessanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelecanus odessanus Widhalm, 1886[1] | |
Pelecanus odessanus is a large species of fossil pelican, described in 1886 from Late Miocene fossil material since lost, from Novaja Slobodka, near Odessa in the Ukraine.[2]
References
- ↑ Widhalm, J. (1886). "Die fossilen Vogel-Knochen der Odessaer-Steppen-Kalk-Steinbrüche an der Neuen Slobodka bei Odessa". Schriften der Neurussische Gesellschaft der Naturforscher zu Odessa 10: 3–9.
- ↑ Olson, Storrs L. (1999). "A new species of pelican (Aves: Pelecanidae) from the Lower Pliocene of North Carolina and Florida" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 112 (3): 503–509.
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