Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Alternative combination: Megadyptes waitaha
Full reference: S. Boessenkool, J. J. Austin, T. H. Worthy, P. Scofield, A. Cooper, P. J. Seddon, and J. M. Waters. 2009. Relict or colonizer? Extinction and range expansion of penguins in southern New Zealand. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276:815-821
Belongs to Megadyptes antipodes according to T. L. Cole et al. 2019
See also Boessenkool et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Megadyptes antipodes richdalei
Type specimen: CMAV13269, a limb element (left femur). Its type locality is Marfells Beach, dune deposits, which is in a Holocene dune siliciclastic in New Zealand.
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence