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Divisulcus

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Divisulcus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Suborder: Lari
Clade: Pan-Alcidae
Genus: Divisulcus
Species:
D. demerei
Binomial name
Divisulcus demerei
Smith, 2013

Divisulcus is an extinct genus of pan-alcid charadriiform that lived during the Middle Miocene.

Distribution

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Divisulcus demerei is known from the Rosarito Beach Formation located in Baja California.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, N. Adam (1 February 2013). "A New Species of Auk (Charadriiformes, Pan-Alcidae) from the Miocene of Mexico". The Condor. 115 (1): 77–83. doi:10.1525/cond.2012.120066. ISSN 1938-5129. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via Oxford Academic.