Podiceps Latham 1787 (grebe)
Reptilia - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39553
Synonym: Pliodytes Brodkorb 1953 (taxon 146111)
Parent taxon: Podicipedidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Aechmophorus, Colymbus, Pliolymbus, Podicipedini, Podilymbini, Podilymbus, Poliocephalus, Rollandia, Tachybaptus
Subtaxa: Podiceps arndti, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps discors, Podiceps dixi, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps nigricollis, Podiceps parvus, Podiceps sociatus, Podiceps subparvus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore