| Austrodyptornithes Temporal range: Paleocene-recent, 62–0 Ma |
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|---|---|
| Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) and southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Aequornithes |
| Clade: |
Austrodyptornithes Yuri et. al, 2013 |
| Orders | |
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.