Stemec Kaiser et al. 2015 (bird)

Aves - Suliformes - Plotopteridae

Full reference: G. Kaiser, J. Watanabe, and M. Johns. 2015. A new member of the family Plotopteridae (Aves) from the late Oligocene of British Columbia, Canada. Palaeontologia Electronica 18(3.5A):1-18

Parent taxon: Plotopteridae according to G. Kaiser et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Empeirodytes, Phocavis, Plotopterum, Stenornis, Tonsalinae

Subtaxa: Stemec suntokum

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Type: Stemec suntokum

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sooke, near (Oligocene of British Columbia)

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