Pelecanus tirarensis explained

Pelecanus tirarensis is a fossil pelican described from several fragmentary tarsometatarsi from Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene deposits in the Namba Formation of Lake Pinpa in the Lake Eyre Basin of north-eastern South Australia.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The fossil record of birds, Chapter 2 of "Avian Biology", vol.VIII, eds: Donald S. Farner, James R. King, & Kenneth C. Parkes . Olson, Storrs L. . 1985 . Academic Press . 0-12-249408-3 . 202 .
  2. Rich, P.V. . van Tets, J. . amp . 1981 . The fossil pelicans of Australia . Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) . 18 . 12 . 235–264.
  3. Fitzgerald, Erich M. G. . 2004 . A review of the Tertiary fossil Cetacea (Mammalia) localities in Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria . 61 . 2 . 183–208. 10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.12 .

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