Papasula Olson and Warheit 1988 ...
Genus Papasula Olson and Warheit, 1988 Papasula abbotti Olson & Warheit, 1988, p. 10 Type (by monotypy) Osteological diagnosis and comparison. The following osteological characters in combination characterize the genus Papasula . The fossil specimens are much larger than those of species in most...
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| Summary: | Genus Papasula Olson and Warheit, 1988 Papasula abbotti Olson & Warheit, 1988, p. 10 Type (by monotypy) Osteological diagnosis and comparison. The following osteological characters in combination characterize the genus Papasula . The fossil specimens are much larger than those of species in most other marine bird genera occurring in the Mascarenes, including those in Oceanitidae, Phaethontidae, Laridae, Stercorariidae, and in all Procellariidae except Macronectes giganteus . Papasula abbotti is smaller than M. giganteus and all species of Diomedeidae. It differs from similar-sized Fregata ariel and F. minor as follows. Coracoid: smaller, more gracile, and processus lateralis much less extensive. Sternum: larger; in lateral view, sulcus articularis coracoideus bordered with a much larger labrum interna and tuberculum labri externa; in dorsal view, foramina pneumatici larger, much more extensive. Humerus: more gracile, much thinner in the shaft and particularly lacks a sharply angular crista ... : Published as part of Hume, Julian P., 2023, A new fossil subspecies of booby (Aves, Sulidae: Papasula) from Mauritius and Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands, with notes on P. abbotti from Assumption Island, pp. 507-536 in Zootaxa 5270 (3) on pages 510-518, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5270.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7863382 ... |
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