Aves - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Synonyms: Colymbus (Pliodytes) Brodkorb 1953, Miobaptus Svec 1982, Pliodytes Brodkorb 1953, Thiornis Longinos Navás 1922
Parent taxon: Podicipedidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Alvarez 1977, Bickart 1990, Brodkorb 1955, Brodkorb 1964, Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Chandler 1990, Guthrie 1992, Lambrecht 1933, Louchart et al. 2008, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Varricchio 2002 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Aechmophorus, Pliolymbus, Podicipedini, Podilymbini, Podilymbus, Poliocephalus, Rollandia, Tachybaptus
Subtaxa: Miobaptus walteri Podiceps arndti Podiceps auritus Podiceps cristatus Podiceps discors Podiceps dixi Podiceps grisegena Podiceps miocenicus Podiceps nigricollis Podiceps parvus Podiceps sociatus Podiceps subparvus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Bolivia (1), Chile (1), Finland (3), Japan (3), Jordan (1), Mexico (3), New Zealand (3), the Russian Federation (3), United States (37: California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)
• Blancan of United States (8: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (1), United States (3: California, Florida, North Carolina)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Kansas)
• Miocene of Ethiopia (1), Spain (1), United States (1: Florida)
Total: 73 collections including 92 occurrences
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