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Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes that contains about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters. Two other shearwater genera are named: Calonectris, which comprises three or four large shearwaters, and Ardenna with another seven species (formerly often included within Puffinus).
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species shearwater pliocene shearwaters early sp genus miocene group us late birds extinct prehistoric formerly ardenna also sooty fish neonectris
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| Puffinus | is a | genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes that contains about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters | 0.90 | text |
| Puffinus | is a | Neo-Latin loanword based on the English | 0.90 | text |
| Puffinus | related to Extant species | The | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | Several | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | The | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | Neonectris | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | Pliocene | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | Hole's | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | Lava | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | Olson's | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | Pleistocene | 0.60 | section |
| Puffinus | related to Fossil record | North America | 0.60 | section |
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