Oceanites Keyserling and Blasius 1840 (bird)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Oceanitidae

Parent taxon: Oceanitidae according to R. T. Chesser et al. 2018

See also Carroll 1988, Clements et al. 2017, Olson 1985, Olson 1985, Olson 1985 and Worthy 1997

Sister taxa: Fregetta, Oceanitinae, Pelagodroma

Subtaxa: Oceanites oceanicus Oceanites zaloscarthmus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), French Southern Territories (1)

• Pliocene of South Africa (4)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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