Aves - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Alternative combination: Colymbus podiceps
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Podilymbus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Alvarez 1977, Emslie 1992, Guthrie 2010, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Jehl 1967, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Parmalee 1992, Steadman and Mead 2010, Steadman et al. 2003, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxon: Podilymbus magnus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), Peru (1), Puerto Rico (1), United States (35: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence
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