Biology:Calonectris krantzi
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Short description: Extinct species of bird
| Calonectris krantzi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Calonectris |
| Species: | C. krantzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calonectris krantzi Olson & Rasmussen, 2001
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Calonectris krantzi is an extinct species of shearwater in the genus Calonectris. C. krantzi lived during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch of North America.
Distribution
Calonectris krantzi is known from the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina.[1]
References
- ↑ Olson, Storrs L.; Rasmussen, Pamela C. (2001). "Miocene and Pliocene Birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90: 233–365. http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/paleobiology/pdf_lo/sctp-0090.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q12628628 entry
