Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Simpson 1946
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marambiornopsis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Aptenodytes forsteri Aptenodytes patagonicus Aptenodytes ridgeni
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (1), New Zealand (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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