Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: C. Acosta Hospitaleche, C. Tambussi, M. Donato and M. Cozzuol. 2007. A new Miocene penguin from Patagonia and its phylogenetic relationships. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(2):299-314
Belongs to Madrynornis according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023
See also Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2007, Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi 2008 and Degrange et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MEF-PV 100, a skeleton (nearly complete and articulated skeleton with well-preserved feather impressions). Its type locality is Playa Villarino, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in the Puerto Madryn Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Playa Villarino
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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