Project 4393: N. A. Smith. 2014. The fossil record and phylogeny of the auklets (Pan-Alcidae, Aethiini). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 12 (2):217-236.
Abstract
The auklets Aethia and Ptychoramphus comprise the smallest known Alcidae (Aves, Charadriiformes) and have a fossil record that extends into the Miocene. The evolution of auklets is poorly understood because systematic hypotheses of relationships among extant auklets are largely incongruent, the morphology of auklet fossils has not been evaluated in detail, and extinct species of auklets have not been previously included in a phylogenetic analysis. Previously described auklet fossil remains are reviewed and two new species of auklet, Aethia barnesi sp. nov. and Aethia storeri sp. nov., are described from the Miocene and Pliocene of southern California, USA. Previously described auklet fossil remains, the two newly described extinct species of auklet, and extant species of auklets and other alcids are included in combined phylogenetic analyses of morphological and molecular sequence data. Based on the results of the phylogenetic analyses, the taxonomy of fossils referred to Aethiini is revised and the evolution of the clade is evaluated in a phylogenetic context. The osteological morphology of extinct auklets appears to be little changed from their extant relatives, suggesting that the ecological attributes of these small wing-propelled divers may also be relatively unchanged since the Miocene.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2012.742147
Project DOI: 10.7934/P4393, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4393
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02 September 2022 - Publication Date:
12 December 2024
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MorphoBank Curator Project Administrator | 30 | 1 | 1 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 8257 (7968, 0, 289) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M30376' (30 Taxa)
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[1] † Aethia storeri Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 295 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[2] Aethia cristatella Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 76 | 265 | 265 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[3] Aethia psittacula Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 24 | 310 | 310 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[4] Aethia pusilla Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 25 | 314 | 313 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[5] Aethia pygmaea Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 76 | 267 | 267 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[6] † Aethia barnesi Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 330 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[7] † Aethia rossmoori Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 335 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[8] Ptychoramphus aleuticus Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 1 | 337 | 337 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[9] † Ptychoramphus tenuis Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 340 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[10] Cerorhinca monocerata Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 1 | 342 | 342 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[11] Fratercula arctica Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 1 | 344 | 343 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[12] Fratercula cirrhata Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 1 | 342 | 342 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[13] Fratercula corniculata Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 52 | 296 | 296 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[14] Synthliboramphus antiquus Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 1 | 339 | 339 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[15] Synthliboramphus wumizusume Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 84 | 261 | 261 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[16] Synthliboramphus craveri Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 78 | 267 | 267 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[17] Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 78 | 266 | 266 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[18] Brachyramphus brevirostris Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 77 | 266 | 266 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[19] Brachyramphus marmoratus Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 0 | 335 | 335 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[20] Brachyramphus perdix Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 81 | 262 | 262 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[21] Alca torda Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 0 | 343 | 343 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[22] † Pinguinus impennis Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 83 | 263 | 263 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[23] Alle alle Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 24 | 315 | 315 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[24] Cepphus carbo Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 82 | 265 | 265 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[25] Cepphus columba Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 0 | 342 | 342 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[26] Cepphus grylle Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 52 | 295 | 295 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[27] Larus marinus Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 77 | 269 | 269 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[28] Stercorarius skua Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 9 | 326 | 326 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[29] Uria aalge Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 0 | 339 | 339 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[30] Uria lomvia Taxon name last Modified on 12/12/24 | 52 | 293 | 293 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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