Source Data | |
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Rank | tribe (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Alcidae : Fraterculini |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Fraterculini | tribe | belongs to Alcidae | stated without evidence | Howard, 1978 | Fraterculini | tribe | belongs to Fraterculinae | stated without evidence | Smith, 2011 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Charadriiformes) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Coelurosauria) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. A. Smith, S. L. Olson, and J. A. Clarke. 2007. First Atlantic record of the puffin Cerorhinca (Aves, Alcidae) from the Pliocene of North Carolina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(4):1039-1042 |
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Smith N. A., Olson S. L., et al (2007) First Atlantic record of the puffin Cerorhinca (Aves, Alcidae) from the Pliocene of North Carolina, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27 4, 1039-1042 |
Howard H. (1978) Late Miocene marine birds from Orange County, California, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 290, 1-26 |
Smith N. A. (2011) Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the flightless Mancallinae (Aves, Pan-Alcidae), ZooKeys 91, 1-116 |