Spheniscus megaramphus Stucchi et al. 2003 (penguin)

Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae

Full reference: M. Stucchi, M. Urbina, and A. Giraldo. 2003. Una nueva especie de Spheniscidae del Mioceno Tardio de la Formacion Pisco, Peru. Bulletin de la Institute Frances etudes Andines 32(2):361-375

Belongs to Spheniscus according to S. Soto-Acuña et al. 2008

See also Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi 2008 and Stucchi et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Spheniscus chilensis, Spheniscus demersus, Spheniscus humboldti, Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscus mendiculus, Spheniscus muizoni, Spheniscus urbinai

Type specimen: MUSM 175, a partial skull. Its type locality is Sud Sacaco, Montemar, which is in a Messinian paralic siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Chile (1 collection), Peru (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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