Biology:Cerorhinca
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Short description: Genus of bird
| Cerorhinca Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent
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| Rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Alcidae |
| Genus: | Cerorhinca Bonaparte, 1828 |
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Cerorhinca is a genus of auk containing the rhinoceros auklet and several fossil species.
Evolutionary history
The genus Cerorhinca evolved in the North Pacific during the Miocene. Fossils have been found as far south as Baja California. While previously only known from the Pacific region, an unnamed species has been discovered from the Pliocene of North Carolina, suggesting the genus had a much wider distribution in the past.[1]
References
- ↑ Smith, N.A.; Olson, S.L.; Clarke, J.A. (2007). "First Atlantic record of the puffin Cerorhinca (Aves, Alcidae) from the Pliocene of North Carolina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27 (4): 1039–1042. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[1039:farotp2.0.co;2]. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/6544/VZ_366_Cerorhinca.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q10745190 entry
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