Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 (brown pelican)
PaleoDB taxon number: 335294
Belongs to Pelecanus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus), Pelecanus cadimurka, Pelecanus cautleyi, Pelecanus conspicillatus, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus fraasi, Pelecanus gracilis, Pelecanus grandiceps, Pelecanus halieus, Pelecanus intermedius, Pelecanus odessanus, Pelecanus proavus, Pelecanus rufescens, Pelecanus schreiberi, Pelecanus sivalensis, Pelecanus thagus, Pelecanus tirarensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore