Biology:Sterna milne-edwardsii
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Short description: Extinct species of bird
| Sterna milne-edwardsii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Sterna |
| Species: | †S. milne-edwardsii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Sterna milne-edwardsii Riabinin 1931
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Sterna milne-edwardsii is an extinct tern from the Miocene.[1] It was named after Alphonse Milne-Edwards a French ornithologist specialising in fossil birds.
References
- ↑ "Fossil record of the Charadriiformes". Palaeobiology and Biodiversity Research Group, University of Bristol. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Fossilgroups/charadriformes/fossils.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q15707895 entry
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