Sterna milne-edwardsii explained

Sterna milne-edwardsii is an extinct tern from the Miocene.[1] It was named after Alphonse Milne-Edwards a French ornithologist specialising in fossil birds.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fossil record of the Charadriiformes . Palaeobiology and Biodiversity Research Group, University of Bristol . 13 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023443/http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Fossilgroups/charadriformes/fossils.html . 4 March 2016 . dead .