Aves - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Alternative combinations: Colymbus (Dytes) parvus, Colymbus parvus
Belongs to Podiceps according to D. A. Guthrie 2010
See also Brodkorb and Phillips 1973, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Howard 1949, Jehl 1967, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1956, Miller and Bowman 1958, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Podiceps arndti, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps discors, Podiceps dixi, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps miocenicus, Podiceps nigricollis, Podiceps sociatus, Podiceps subparvus, Miobaptus walteri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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