Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Parent taxon: Procellariidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, Olson 1985, Scofield et al. 2006, Sepkoski 2002, Worthy 1997, Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003 and Worthy et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Aphrodroma, Ardenna, Argyrodyptes, Bulweria, Calonectris, Daption, Diomedeoides, Eopuffinus, Fulmarinae, Fulmarus, Halobaena, Macronectes, Oestrelata, Pachyptila, Pachyptilinae, Pagodroma, Primodroma, Procellaria, Procellariinae, Pseudobulweria, Pterodroma, Pterodromoides, Puffininae, Puffinini, Puffinus, Thalassoica
Subtaxa: Pelecanoides cymatotrypetes Pelecanoides georgicus Pelecanoides miokuaka Pelecanoides urinatrix Pelecanoides whenuahouensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), French Southern Territories (1), New Zealand (36)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 43 collections including 44 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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