A revision of the fossil genus Miocepphus and other Miocene Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) of the Western North Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
• Main Authors: Wijnker, T.G., Olson, S.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: evolution; pacific; phylogeny; pliocene; tertiary; Pacific; Wetmore; North Atlantic; uria
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/a-revision-of-the-fossil-genus-miocepphus-and-other-miocene-alcid; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477201909990022

This study reviews and describes all known fossils of Alcidae from the Miocene of the western North Atlantic. Because the majority of alcid fossils recovered from Miocene sediments are allied with the genus Miocepphus Wetmore, 1940, the genus is revised here. Three new species of Miocepphus are desc...