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Pelecanus cadimurka

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Extinct species of bird

Pelecanus cadimurka
Temporal range: Late Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

References

  1. Rich, P.V. & van Tets, J. (1981). "The fossil pelicans of Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide). 18 (12): 235–264.
Taxon identifiers
Pelecanus cadimurka


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