Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 98965

Alternative spelling: Sternidae

Parent taxon: Laridae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Anoinae, Anous, Chlidonias, Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Gaviota, Gelochelidon, Gyginae, Gygis, Halcyornis, Hydrocoloeus, Hydroprogne, Larinae, Larosterna, Larus, Leucophaeus, Limosavis, Onychoprion, Pagophila, Pseudosterna, Rhodostethia, Rissa, Rynchopinae, Sterna, Sternula, Thalasseus, Xema

Subtaxa: Phaetusa

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore