Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Pelecanidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Pelecaniformes Genus Pelecanus | |
Similar Peruvian pelican, Pelagornithidae, Pink‑backed pelican, Spot‑billed pelican, Australian pelican | ||
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.
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