Tribe Fraterculini Storer 1960 (auk)
Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Parent taxon: Fraterculinae according to N. A. Smith 2011
See also Howard 1978 and Smith et al. 2007
Sister taxon: Aethiini
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (4 collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence