Family Hydrobatidae Mathews 1912 (storm petrel)
PaleoDB taxon number: 140425
Parent taxon: Procellariiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Diomedeidae, Diomedeoididae, Hydrotherikornis, Makahala, Oceanitidae, Pelecanoidi, Pelecanoididae, Procellarae, Procellariidae, Rupelornis, Rupelornis definitus, Tytthostonychidae
Subtaxa: Garrodia, Hydrobates, Nesofregetta, Oceanodroma
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore