Pelecanus proavus De Vis, 1892:444

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene?

Australia

Original scientific description:

De Vis, Charles W. (1892). Residue of the extinct birds of Queensland as yet detected. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2), 6(III), 437-456. pls 23, 24.

Other references:

Miller, A. H. (1966a). The fossil pelicans of Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 14(5): 181-190. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/191539#page/83/mode/1up

Miller, A. H. (1966b). An evaluation of the fossil anhingas of Australia. The Condor 68(4): 315-320. https://doi.org/10.2307/1365447

Rich, P. V. and van Tets, G. F. (1981). The fossil pelicans of Australasia. Records of the South Australia Museum 18(12): 235-264.

Vickers-Rich, Patricia and van Tets, Gerry F. (1981). The fossil pelicans of Australasia. Records of the South Australian Museum 18(12): 235-264.

Worthy, Trevor H. and Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. (2020). An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144(1): 66-108.

Worthy, Trevor H., Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. and Travouillon, Kenny J. (2024). Checklist of the Fossil Bird Species of Australia. Available from: https://www.australasianpalaeontologists.com/national-fossil-species-lists [Accessed 24 November 2024]