Kingdom Animalia Clade Aequornithes Higher classification Aequornithes | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Austrodyptornithes | |
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Clade Austrodyptornithes
Yuri et. al, 2013 Lower classifications Procellariiformes, Penguin, Albatross, Fulmar, Procellariidae | ||
Austrodyptornithes is a clade of birds that include the orders Sphenisciformes (penguins) and Procellariiformes (tube-nosed seabirds). A 2014 analysis of whole genomes of 48 representative bird species concluded that penguins are the sister group of Procellariiformes, from which they diverged about 60 million years ago.
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