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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Truly a flying
fossil, unchanged for at least the last million years, fossil
remains of Pelecanus occidentalis are plentiful in
Pleistocene deposits. Lower Miocene deposits, 20 to 30 million years
old, reveal ancient pelican bones so similar to living birds they
are placed in the same genus.
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