Prefica nivea Olson

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Object Details

Geologic Age

Cenozoic / Paleogene / Eocene / Wasatchian

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Complete skull and skeleton

Stratigraphy

/ Green River Fm / Fossil Butte Mbr

Collection Date

1981

USNM Number

PAL336278

Type Citation

Olson. 1987. Docum.Lab.Geol.Fac.Sci.Lyon. (n.99): 59, pl.1-3,meas.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States, North America

Published Name

Prefica nivea Olson

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Paleogeneral

Types: Birds

Aves Primary Type

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Caprimulgiformes Nyctibiidae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b0686faa-1ea1-454e-9376-b29b2d25767c

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3368446

Prefica nivea Olson

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