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Procellariidae

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Description

The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes (or tubenoses), which also includes the albatrosses, the storm petrels, and the diving petrels.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procellariidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9339	https://www.gbif.org/species/9339
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	39695	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=39695

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Sauropsida	Huxley 1864
class	Reptilia	Laurenti 1768
subclass	Eureptilia
-	Romeriida	Gauthier et al. 1988
-	Diapsida
-	Eosuchia
-	Neodiapsida	Benton 1985
-	Sauria	Gauthier 1984
-	Archosauromorpha
-	Crocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
-	Eucrocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauria
informal	Avemetatarsalia	Benton 1999
-	Ornithodira	Gauthier 1986
-	Dinosauromorpha	Benton 1985
-	Dinosauriformes	Novas 1992
-	Dinosauria
-	Saurischia
-	Theropoda
-	Neotheropoda	Bakker 1986
-	Averostra	Paul 2002
-	Tetanurae	Gauthier 1986
order	Avetheropoda	Paul 1988
suborder	Coelurosauria	Huene 1914
-	Maniraptora	Gauthier 1986
-	Paraves	Sereno 1997
class	Aves	Linnaeus 1758
-	Pygostylia	Chiappe 2002
-	Ornithothoraces	Chiappe and Calvo 1994
-	Ornithuromorpha	Chiappe et al. 1999
subclass	Ornithurae	Haeckel 1866
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
-	Neognathae
-	Neoaves	Sibley et al. 1988
-	Natatores	Baird 1858
-	Pygopodotubinares	Livezey and Zusi 2007
superorder	Procellariimorphae
order	Procellariiformes	Fürbringer 1888
family	Procellariidae	Vigors 1825

Common Name

petrel

Scientific Name

Procellariidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellaroidea	stated without evidence	Hay, 1902
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Tubinares	stated without evidence	Case, 1904
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	stated without evidence	Lambrecht, 1933
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	implied	Carroll, 1988
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	stated without evidence	Alcover, 1989
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	stated with evidence	Olson and James, 1991
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	stated without evidence	Baird, 1992
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	stated with evidence	Bourdon et al., 2005
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellaroidea	stated with evidence	Livezey and Zusi, 2007
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	stated without evidence	del Hoyo et al., 2014
Procellariidae	family	belongs to Procellariiformes	stated with evidence	Clements et al., 2017

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

123

Extant Size (PBDB)

77 (63%)

First Recorded Appearance

58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene

Environment

marine (based on Procellariiformes)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Theropoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Coelurosauria)

Reproduction

oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)

Ontogeny

accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)

Taphonomy

hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution

Common Name(s)

Petrels, Shearwaters, Fulmars, Petrels, Shearwaters, Pétrels, Stormvogels, Liror, Petrels & Prions, Stormfuglfamilien, Stormvogels En Pijlstormvogels, ミズナギドリ, Shearwaters And Petrels, Petrel

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procellariidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Fulmarinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Pachyptilinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Procellariinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Aphrodroma genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Kerguelen Petrel			0 Ma Extant
Ardenna genus	listed (PBDB)		69	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Argyrodyptes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bulweria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Calonectris genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Shearwater	9	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Daption genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Eopuffinus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	58.7 Ma Paleocene	58.7 Ma Paleocene
Fulmarus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		24	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Halobaena genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Hydrornis ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Macronectes genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Giant Petrel	9	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Oestrelata genus	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Pachyptila genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Prion	31	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Pagodroma genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Pelecanoides genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Diving-petrel	40	19.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Procellaria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Petrel	6	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Pseudobulweria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Pterodroma genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Petrel	118	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Pterodromoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Puffinus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Shearwater	178	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Thalassoica genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1825	Procellariidae Vigors
1902	Procellariidae Hay p. 526
1904	Procellariidae Case p. 58
1933	Procellariidae Lambrecht p. 266
1958	Procellariidae Miller and Bowman p. 8
1968	Procellariidae Howard p. 5
1972	Procellariidae Howard p. 4
1975	Procellariidae Olson p. 14
1978	Procellariidae Howard p. 7
1982	Procellariidae Olson and James p. 32
1985	Procellariidae Olson p. 130
1987	Procellariidae Howard and Barnes p. 3
1988	Procellariidae Carroll

Year	Name and Author
1989	Procellariidae Alcover p. 95
1990	Procellariidae Chandler p. 103
1991	Procellariidae Olson and James p. 17
1992	Procellariidae Baird p. 24
1992	Procellariidae Guthrie p. 320
1993	Procellariidae Cheneval p. 88
2001	Procellariidae Olson and Rasmussen p. 254
2001	Procellariidae Segui et al. p. 937
2005	Procellariidae Bourdon et al. p. 166
2007	Procellariidae Livezey and Zusi p. 90
2014	Procellariidae del Hoyo et al.
2017	Procellariidae Clements et al.

References

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Case E. C. (1904) Systematic Paleontology: Mammalia, Maryland Geological Survey Miocene: Text, 1-58

Lambrecht K. (1933) Handbuch der Palaeornithologie, 1-1024

Miller L., Bowman R. I. (1958) Further bird remains from the San Diego Pliocene, Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum 20, 1-15

Howard H. (1968) Tertiary birds from Laguna Hills, Orange County, California, Los Angeles County Museum Contributions in Science 142, 1-21

Howard H. (1972) Type specimens of avian fossils in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science, 1-27

Olson S. L. (1975) Paleornithology of St. Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 23, 1-49

Howard H. (1978) Late Miocene marine birds from Orange County, California, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 290, 1-26

Olson S. L., James H. F. (1982) Prodromus of the fossil avifauna of the Hawaiian Islands, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 365, 1-59

Olson S. L. (1985) Early Pliocene Procellariformes (Aves) from Langebaanweg, south-western Cape Province, South Africa, Annals of the South African Museum 95 3, 123-145

Howard H., Barnes L. G. (1987) Middle Miocene marine birds from the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains, Orange County, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 383, 1-9

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Chandler R. M. (1990) Fossil birds of the San Diego Formation, Late Pliocene, Blancan, San Diego County, California, Ornithological Monographs 44, 73-161

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