Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1979. Tertiary penguins from the Duinefontein site, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 79(1):1-7
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to S. L. Olson 1985
See also Carroll 1988 and Simpson 1979
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Aptenodytes, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marambiornopsis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Nucleornis insolitus
Type: Nucleornis insolitus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (Pliocene of South Africa)
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