Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Pelecanidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Pelecaniformes Genus Pelecanus | |
Similar Peruvian pelican, Spot‑billed pelican, Pink‑backed pelican, Australian pelican, American white pelican | ||
Pelecanus odessanus is a large species of fossil pelican, described in 1886 from Late Miocene fossil material since lost, from Novaja Slobodka, near Odessa in the Ukraine.
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