Full reference: C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1976. Birds of the British Upper Eocene. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 59:323-351
Parent taxon: Anseriformes according to G. Mayr and R. Smith 2001
See also Harrison and Walker 1976 and Zelenkov 2024
Sister taxa: Anachronornithidae, Anatalavis, Anatidae, Anhimae, Anseranatidae, Anseres, Brontornis, Conflicto, Danielsavis, Heterochen, Kustokazanser, Naranbulagornis, Nettapterornis, Paakniwatavis, Palaeopapia, Presbyornithidae, Romainvillia, Romainvillidae, Telmabatidae, Vegaviidae, Vegavis
Subtaxa: Petropluvialis simplex
Type: Petropluvialis simplex
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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