Diomedeoides

Diomedeoides
D. brodkorbi fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: †Diomedeoididae
Fischer, 1985
Genus: †Diomedeoides
Fischer, 1985
Type species
†Diomedeoides minimus
Fischer, 1985
(subjective synonym of D. lipsiensis)
Other species
  • †Diomedeoides babaheydariensis (Peters and Hamedani, 2000)
  • †Diomedeoides brodkorbi (Cheneval, 1995)
  • †Diomedeoides lipsiensis (Fischer, 1983)

Diomedeoides is a prehistoric genus of seabirds. The family was in the order Procellariiformes which today is composed of the albatrosses and petrels. At present it is the only genus in the family Diomedeoididae. There are three described species. The taxonomy of the family and genus is still in need of revision, and it is likely that the genus name Diomedeoides is actually a junior synonym of Rupelornis (van Beneden, 1871).

Fossils of this genus have been found in the Oligocene and Miocene rocks in Europe and Iran. Two species, D. brodkorbi and D. lipsiensis, are known from Central Europe, and a third species, D. babaheydariensis, is known only from Iran.

References

  1. 1 2 Mayr, Gerald (2009). "Notes on the osteology and phylogenetic affinities of the Oligocene Diomedeoididae (Aves, Procellariiformes)". Fossil Record. 12 (2): 133–140. Bibcode:2009FossR..12..133M. doi:10.1002/mmng.200900003.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pietri, Vanesa L. De; Berger, Jean-Pierre; Pirkenseer, Claudius; Scherler, Laureline; Mayr, Gerald (March 2010). "New Skeleton from the Early Oligocene of Germany Indicates a Stem-Group Position of Diomedeoidid Birds" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 55 (1): 23–34. Bibcode:2010AcPaP..55...23P. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0069. ISSN 0567-7920. S2CID 55282583.
  3. 1 2 Diomedeoides in the Paleobiology Database
  4. ↑ "Diomedeoides". Mindat.org. Retrieved 12 April 2026.