†Diomedavus Mayr and Goedert 2017 (albatross)
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Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Full reference: G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert. 2017. Oligocene and Miocene albatross fossils from Washington State (USA) and the evolutionary history of North Pacific Diomedeidae. The Auk 134:659-671
Parent taxon: Diomedeidae according to G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert 2017
Sister taxa: Aldiomedes, Diomedea, Notoleptos, Phoebastria, Phoebetria, Thalassarche, Tydea
Subtaxa: Diomedavus knapptonensis
Type: Diomedavus knapptonensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at LACM 4510 (Oligocene of Washington)
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