Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1972. Pliocene penguins from North Canterbury, New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 9(2):159-182

Belongs to Pygoscelis according to G. G. Simpson 1972

See also Fordyce 1991

Sister taxa: Pygoscelis adeliae, Pygoscelis antarcticus, Pygoscelis calderensis, Pygoscelis grandis, Pygoscelis papua

Type specimen: CM AV 16527, a partial skeleton

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Motunau (Quaternary of New Zealand)

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