Pelecanus cadimurka
Extinct species of bird
Pelecanus cadimurka Temporal range: Late Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Pelecanidae |
Genus: | Pelecanus |
Species: | P. cadimurka |
Binomial name | |
Pelecanus cadimurka Rich & van Tets, 1981 |
Pelecanus cadimurka is a fossil pelican from the Late Pliocene Kanunka fauna of the upper Tirari Formation, in the Lake Eyre basin of north-eastern South Australia.[1]
References
- ^ Rich, P.V. & van Tets, J. (1981). "The fossil pelicans of Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide). 18 (12): 235–264.
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