Full reference: J. A. Clarke, D. T. Ksepka, M. Stucchi, M. Urbina, N. Giannini, S. Bertelli, Y. Narvaez and C. A. Boyd. 2007. Paleogene equatorial penguins challenge the proposed relationship between biogeography, diversity and Cenozoic climate change. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 104(28):11545-11550
Parent taxon: Sphenisciformes according to J. A. Clarke et al. 2007
See also Ksepka and Clarke 2010
Sister taxa: Anthropornis, Aprosdokitos, Archaeospheniscus, Crossvallia, Delphinornis, Duntroonornis, Icadyptes, Inkayacu, Kaiika, Kairuku, Korora, Kumimanu, Kupoupou, Marambiornis, Mesetaornis, Muriwaimanu, Pachydyptes, Palaeospheniscinae, Paraptenodytinae, Petradyptes, Platydyptes, Sequiwaimanu, Spheniscidae, Tonniornis, Waimanu, Wimanornis
Subtaxa: Perudyptes devriesi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Quebrada Perdida (Eocene of Peru)
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