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Puffinus calhouni

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Puffinus calhouni
Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Procellariidae
Genus: Puffinus
Species:
P. calhouni
Binomial name
Puffinus calhouni
Howard, 1968

Puffinus calhouni is an extinct species of Puffinus that lived during the Late Miocene.

Distribution

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Puffinus calhouni fossils are known from Laguna Hills in Orange County, California.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Howard, H. (1968). "Tertiary Birds from Laguna Hills, Orange County, California" (PDF). Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science. 142: 1–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2025.