Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 (common diving-petrel)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Alternative combination: Procellaria urinatrix

Belongs to Pelecanoides according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Adams and Woods 2016, Bourne 1967, Olson 1985, Tennyson and Millener 1994, Tennyson and Scofield 2013, Worthy 1997, Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003

Sister taxa: Pelecanoides cymatotrypetes, Pelecanoides georgicus, Pelecanoides miokuaka, Pelecanoides whenuahouensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), French Southern Territories (1), New Zealand (14)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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