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

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore