Thalassarche Reichenback 1853 (albatross)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae

Parent taxon: Diomedeidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003

Sister taxa: Aldiomedes, Diomedavus, Diomedea, Notoleptos, Phoebastria, Phoebetria, Tydea

Subtaxa: Thalassarche bulleri Thalassarche cauta Thalassarche chlororhynchos Thalassarche chrysostoma Thalassarche melanophris

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Chile (1), French Southern Territories (1), New Zealand (4)

• Miocene of Chile (1)

Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences

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