Aves - Anseriformes - Vegaviidae
Full reference: F. L. Agnolín, F. B. Egli, S. Chatterjee, J. A. Garcia Marsà, and F. E. Novas. 2017. Vegaviidae, a new clade of southern diving birds that survived the K/T boundary. The Science of Nature 104(87):1-9
Parent taxon: Anseriformes according to F. L. Agnolín et al. 2017
See also McLachlan et al. 2017 and Worthy et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Anachronornithidae, Anatalavis, Anatidae, Anhimae, Anseranatidae, Anseres, Brontornis, Conflicto, Danielsavis, Heterochen, Naranbulagornis, Nettapterornis, Palaeopapia, Petropluvialis, Presbyornithidae, Romainvillia, Telmabatidae, Vegavis
Subtaxa: Australornis Maaqwi Neogaeornis Polarornis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Chile (1 collection)
• Paleocene of New Zealand (2)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (3), Canada (1: British Colombia), Chile (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence