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Podicipedidae Bonaparte, 1831 “translation of the latin”







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Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy


 

Neoaves   Apodiformes  
     
  Gaviiformes  
  Sphenisciformes  
  Phoenicopteriformes  
Podicipediformes Podicipedidae
     
  Piciformes  
     
     
  Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae
  Passeriformes Cardinalidae
Cinclidae
Corvidae
Paridae
 
 
 

 

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Lineage

Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata,, Teleostomi, Euteleostomi, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptilomorpha, Cotylosauria, Amniota, Sauropsida, Diapsida, Neodiapsida, Sauria, Archosauromorpha, Archosauriformes, Archosauria, Ornithodira, Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Saurischia, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Paraves, Avialae, Aves, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae Neornithes, Neognathae, Neoaves, Podicipediformes

 

Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy


 

Podicipedidae Aechmophorus occidentalis
clarkii
Tachybaptus dominicus
ruficollis
novaehollandiae
†?rufolavatus
pelzelnii
Rollandia rolland
microptera
Podilymbus podiceps
gigas
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
rufopectus
Podiceps occipitalis
taczanowskii
gallardoi
andinus
auritus
major
grisegena
cristatus
nigricollis

 

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