Family Diomedeidae Gray 1840 (albatross)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39692
Parent taxon: Procellariiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Diomedeoididae, Hydrobatidae, Hydrotherikornis, Makahala, Oceanitidae, Pelecanoidi, Pelecanoididae, Procellarae, Procellariidae, Rupelornis, Rupelornis definitus, Tytthostonychidae
Subtaxa: Aldiomedes, Diomedavus, Diomedea, Notoleptos, Phoebastria, Phoebetria, Plotornis, Thalassarche
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore