†Aprosdokitos mikrotero Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2017 (penguin)
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Full reference: C. Acosta Hospitaleche, M. Reguero, and S. Santillana. 2017. Aprosdokitos mikrotero gen. et sp. nov., the tiniest Sphenisciformes that lived in Antarctica during the Paleogene. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 283(1):25-34
Belongs to Aprosdokitos according to C. Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MLP 00-I-1-19, a limb element (right humerus). Its type locality is DPV 16/84, which is in a Priabonian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at DPV 16/84
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