Aves - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Alternative combination: Colymbus cristatus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Podiceps according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002, Varricchio 2002, Worthy 1998 and Zelenkov et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Podiceps arndti, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps discors, Podiceps dixi, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps miocenicus, Podiceps nigricollis, Podiceps parvus, Podiceps sociatus, Podiceps subparvus, Miobaptus walteri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (3 collections), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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