Plotopteridae
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| Scientific name | Plotopteridae |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Gannets |
| Rank | Family |
| Higher classification | Pelecaniformes |
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| ID | 3014150 |
About Plotopteridae
Plotopteridae is the name of an extinct family of flightless seabirds from the order Suliformes. Related to the gannets and boobies, they exhibited remarkable convergent evolution with the penguins, particularly with the now extinct giant penguins.