Puffinus nestori
| Puffinus nestori Temporal range: Late Pliocene to early Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Puffinus |
| Species: | P. nestori |
| Binomial name | |
| Puffinus nestori Alcover, 1989 | |
Puffinus nestori is an extinct seabird in the petrel family. Its fossil remains, dating from the late Pliocene to early Pleistocene, were found on the island of Ibiza of the Balearic archipelago in the western Mediterranean. It was speculated that it was the direct ancestor of the Mediterranean shearwater (now split into Balearic and yelkouan shearwaters).[1]
References
- ↑ Heidrich, Petra; Amengual, José F.; & Wink, Michael. (1998). "Phylogenetic relationships in Mediterranean and North Atlantic shearwaters (Aves: Procellariidae) based on nucleotide sequences of mtDNA". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 26 (2): 145–170. doi:10.1016/S0305-1978(97)00085-9.
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