Aldiomedes

Aldiomedes; Temporal range: Piacenzian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Procellariiformes
Family:	Diomedeidae
Genus:	Aldiomedes
Species:	A. angustirostris
Binomial name
	Aldiomedes angustirostris; Mayr & Tennyson, 2020

Last updated July 29, 2025

Aldiomedes is an extinct genus of albatross that lived in New Zealand during the Piacenzian stage. It is a monotypic genus containing the species A. angustirostris.^[1]

References

↑ Mayr, Gerald; Tennyson, Alan J. D. (July 2020). "A small, narrow-beaked albatross from the Pliocene of New Zealand demonstrates a higher past diversity in the feeding ecology of the Diomedeidae" . Ibis . 162 (3): 723–734. doi:10.1111/ibi.12757. ISSN 0019-1019 . Retrieved 4 January 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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[1] Mayr, Gerald; Tennyson, Alan J. D. (July 2020). "A small, narrow-beaked albatross from the Pliocene of New Zealand demonstrates a higher past diversity in the feeding ecology of the Diomedeidae" . Ibis . 162 (3): 723–734. doi:10.1111/ibi.12757. ISSN 0019-1019 . Retrieved 4 January 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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